<< Our Photo Pages >> Port Ellen - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Islay
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Port EllenCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Islay Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Port Ellen Nearest Village: Port Ellen
Map Ref: NR372456 Landranger Map Number: 60
Latitude: 55.632714N Longitude: 6.176992W
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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This stone stands at around thirteen feet and is in an arable field to the east of the Kilbride road. Of rough schist, it measures 0.92m by 0.53m at ground level and 4.30m in height with the longer axis aligned NNW and SSE. (information from CANMORE)
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