<< Our Photo Pages >> Bheinn a Charra - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in North Uist
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bheinn a CharraCountry: Scotland County: North Uist Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Ceann a Bhaigh
Map Ref: NF7865569075 Landranger Map Number: 18
Latitude: 57.596851N Longitude: 7.381047W
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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SandyG visited on 31st Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
A 2.7 metre tall standing stone with rather a lean, Located on a hill top it is visible and has views of a wide area including other ancient sites such as Barpa Langais chambered tomb 3.8 miles away.
For more information see Canmore ID 9978.
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