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<< Our Photo Pages >> Overbenchil - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by Mehir on Monday, 02 September 2002  Page Views: 10041

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Overbenchil Alternative Name: Over Benchil
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Stanley
Map Ref: NO095322  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.473198N  Longitude: 3.47069W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Overbenchil submitted by mehir : This stone stands next to over benchil farm house near stanley.This stone for some horrific reason had sundial placed on top at least 100yrs ago and has several iron nails in some of the cracks.The stone itself is stunning, standing 8ft tall and about 3ft broad.As with nearby gellybank the stone used is quartzose schist and has a spectacular display of large crystals.Permission should be sought fr... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Perthshire

This stone stands next to Overbenchil farm house near Stanley in Perthshire. This stone for some horrific reason had sundial placed on top at least 100 years ago and has several iron nails in some of the cracks.

The stone itself is stunning, standing 8ft tall and about 3ft broad. As with nearby Gellybank the stone used is quartzose schist and has a spectacular display of large crystals.

Permission should be sought from the very nice gent who lives in the farmhouse.
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NO0932 : Over Benchil standing stone. by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2007(licence)
NO0932 : Over Benchil by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2007(licence)
NO0932 : Road, Over Benchill by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2013(licence)
NO0932 : Entrance to Five Mile Wood, Stanley by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2011(licence)
NO0932 : Entrance to Five Mile Wood by James Allan
by James Allan
©2007(licence)

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