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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clach Ard - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Skye

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clach Ard
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Portree  Nearest Village: Dunvegan
Map Ref: NG195525  Landranger Map Number: 23
Latitude: 57.475689N  Longitude: 6.680998W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
3

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Clach Ard submitted by jeffrep : One of only two known engraved stones found on Skye, the Clach Ard Stone dates from the 7th-8th Century and contains a number of Pictish symbols. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Skye, possibly part of a three stone row with two boulders near by.

One stone, carved with a Pictish symbol. Surrounded by an unsympathetic fence.

This is an possible but uncertain stone row according to Burl
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