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Submitted by Spindrift on Friday, 26 March 2004 Page Views: 9752

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dun Boreraig Stone
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Broadford Nearest Village: Heaste
Map Ref: NG61951638 Landranger Map Number: 32
Latitude: 57.176274N Longitude: 5.940091W
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

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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4 Access:

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
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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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**Dun Boreraig** submitted by Spindrift : Standing stone east of Dun Boreraig. NG 617 163 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Standing stone in Isle of Skye

I believe that Boreraig is Norse for fort-bay. This stone stands on "level" ground in the bay.
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**Dun Boreraig Stone** submitted by Andy B : The stone is about 4' high, 2' across and 6" thick. It faces south towards the sea at Loch Eishort and sits on a small mound of boulders placed around its base. Tradition suggests that the stone marks the burial site of a body or bodies washed ashore, a custom common on Skye. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NG6116 : Standing stone, Boreraig by Ian Taylor — by Ian Taylor
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NG6116 : Boreraig Standing Stone by John Allan — by John Allan
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NG6116 : Boreraig by John Allan — by John Allan
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