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Submitted by Nick on Sunday, 14 December 2003 Page Views: 10748
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Easter PitcorthieCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Fife Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Elie Nearest Village: Easter Pitcorthie
Map Ref: NO497039 Landranger Map Number: 59
Latitude: 56.224987N Longitude: 2.812801W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Just off the B942 near Kilconquhar is Easter Pitcorthie farm, just to the west of which is a large standing stone. Obtaining permission at the farm house, I walked across a newly harrowed field to the stone itself. This farmer is careful to leave a good large area unploughed round the stone, unlike too many others. Two skylarks were singing their hearts out above me as I walked to the stone and back. The stone itself is of red sandstone, nearly 8 feet tall, with a pronounced eastward slant, and is very prominent in the landscape, though it cannot be seen from the road. There are many cup marks on the southern face, but some of these are severely eroded. During excavations back in the 1850s, ashes and the remains of human bones were discovered interred beneath the stone.
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