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Photo Pages: Callarfountain - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by BigSweetie on Friday, 26 March 2004  Page Views: 2716
Megaliths in Scotland Site Name: Callarfountain
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Perth  Nearest Village: Aberdalgie
Map Ref: NO09752058  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.368885N  Longitude: 3.462622W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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
0No data.
 3 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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Callarfountain submitted by cosmic

Standing Stone in Perthshire

Acairn with a standing stone at the SSW of the base

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Callarfountain submitted by cosmic
Site in Perth and Kinross: Cairn from SE

Callarfountain submitted by cosmic
Site in Perth and Kinross Scotland: The standing "kerb" stone

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    Callarfountain (Score: 1)
    by cosmic on Monday, 16 June 2008
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    Condition:2
    Ambience:3
    Access:3
    Accuracy:4

    It is more likely that this "standing stone" is actuallyjust a kerb stone of the cairn. It is well situated on a South facing ledge.
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