<< Our Photo Pages >> Hough - NNE - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Tiree
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hough - NNE Alternative Name: Tiree 3, Moss ACountry: Scotland County: Isle of Tiree Type: Stone Circle
Map Ref: NL95894515
Latitude: 56.499818N Longitude: 6.943874W
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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markj99 visited on 27th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Hough NNE is one of several sites located in rough pasture at Hough. Individually they are not impressive, but collectively they form a significant group.
Bladup tom_bullock have visited here
There is the suggestion of a low 14m diameter central mound but it's antiquity has not been substantiated. The second circle lies to the SSW.
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