<< Our Photo Pages >> Gartacharra - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Islay
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: GartacharraCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Islay Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Map Ref: NR252613 Landranger Map Number: 60
Latitude: 55.766739N Longitude: 6.382783W
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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hidebasket visited on 13th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 4 Access: 1 I believe it was knocked down in 2014 from an earthquake and is now completely gone.
Cultoonian visited on 12th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Fallen down, probably since October 9, 2014. Earthquake Kilchoan. I have photo but can't upload (size 1.2 mb)
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 0.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 2
This magnificent and massive prehistoric monument is perched on high ground and is backlit by the sunrise from the southeast. A sliver of Loch Indaal is seen in the distance at image right.
Canmore site no. 37432.
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