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<< Our Photo Pages >> Uisken. - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Mull

Submitted by cosmic on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 6899

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Uisken.
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Mull Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tobermory  Nearest Village: Bunessan
Map Ref: NM3919119632  Landranger Map Number: 48
Latitude: 56.297171N  Longitude: 6.217114W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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NM3919 : Moorland SW of L. Assapol, Mull by David G Campbell
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NM3919 : Moorland above Uisken by Alan Reid
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NM3818 : Meadow at Uisken by C Michael Hogan
by C Michael Hogan
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NM3919 : Cairn on the skyline above Uisken beach by Sarah Charlesworth
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NM3919 : View inland from the small cairn above Uisken Bay by Alan Stewart
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Re: Uisken. by DavidHoyle on Friday, 01 December 2023
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Could we please update the location of this stone to 56.297174, -6.217118 (About NM 39191 19632)?
The current location is out by about 70m.
Thanks David
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