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<< Text Pages >> Black Rig - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 4309

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Black Rig
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Ettrick  Nearest Village: Black Rig
Map Ref: NT34151437  Landranger Map Number: 79
Latitude: 55.418799N  Longitude: 3.041817W
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:
5Superb
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
0No data.
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
4
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NT3414 : Quarry on Black Rig by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)
NT3314 : Outbuildings at Clearburn Cottage by James Denham
by James Denham
©2010(licence)
NT3314 : Clearburn Cottage and Barn on the B711 by Clive Nicholson
by Clive Nicholson
©2009(licence)
NT3314 : Clearburn Cottage by Peter Bond
by Peter Bond
©2012(licence)
NT3314 : Clearburn Cottage by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2023(licence)

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