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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Garvard Standing StoneCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Colonsay Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Scalasaig
Map Ref: NR36479126
Latitude: 56.041462N Longitude: 6.23285W
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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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Isle of Colonsay
Site on OS Map (50m)
56.0414624786617,-6.23284979016127
Canmore ID 37959
Site Number NR39SE 8
NGR NR 3647 9126
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/37959
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