<< Our Photo Pages >> Garrol Wood - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Garrol Wood Alternative Name: Nine StanesCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Banchory Nearest Village: Strachan
Map Ref: NO72409117 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.010840N Longitude: 2.456086W
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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drolaf visited on 6th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
SandyG visited on 1st Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4
freedomandpeace visited on 29th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 I loved the energy here. I had a great time. I parked by the forestry road gate and walked a short distance up to the circle on the right.
megalithicmatt visited on 10th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 More commonly known as the Nine Stanes.
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1997 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Lovely secluded little circle
Chrus visited on 1st Jan 0000 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
hamish have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.17 Ambience: 3.83 Access: 4
When F.R. Coles of the National Museum excavated the site in 1904 he spent twelve days with some of the landowner's workmen clearing the undergrowth and turning over the loose stones.
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