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<< Our Photo Pages >> Standingstones - Standing Stones in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Sunday, 19 June 2005  Page Views: 6820

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Standingstones
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Banchory  Nearest Village: Maryculter
Map Ref: NO847975
Latitude: 57.068278N  Longitude: 2.253947W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
2 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
3

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Standingstones
Standingstones submitted by cosmic : Viewed from inside wood. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Aberdeenshire

This possible standing stone is built into the wall round a small wood. Given its position it is unlikely to be a cattle rubbing stone.
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Standingstones
Standingstones submitted by cosmic : Viewed from field. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO8597 : B979 heading north  by JThomas
by JThomas
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NO8497 : Wooded farmland at Standingstones, Maryculter by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
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NO8497 : Hairyhillock by JThomas
by JThomas
©2013(licence)
NO8597 : Farmland near Burnside by JThomas
by JThomas
©2013(licence)
NO8497 : Grazing, Hairyhillock by JThomas
by JThomas
©2013(licence)

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 7.6km S 170° White Hill, Aberdeenshire Ancient Village or Settlement (NO860900)
 7.6km NE 38° Friarsfield* Stone Circle (NJ894035)
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