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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: North Ronan Crosses
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 24.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Lewis Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: North Rona Island
Map Ref: HW80913231
Latitude: 59.121008N  Longitude: 5.82984W
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
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Ancient Crosses in North Rona, a small Island of the Outer Hebrides

Two early medieval crosses of the 8th century. An early medieval chapel of St. Ronan is located nearby. The site is located on North Rona a small Island of the Outer Hebrides.

Canmore ID 319424
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HW8032 : The Remains of St Ronan's Church, Rona by Peter Strugnell
by Peter Strugnell
©2005(licence)
HW8032 : Weather Buoy by john m macfarlane
by john m macfarlane
©2008(licence)
HW8132 : Habitation (past and present) on North Rona by David Hoult
by David Hoult
©2009(licence)
HW8032 : The western end of North Rona by Michael Earnshaw
by Michael Earnshaw
©2017(licence)
HW8032 : North Rona by Roddy MacDonald
by Roddy MacDonald
©2008(licence)

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