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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clach na h'Annait - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 29 August 2004  Page Views: 12508

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clach na h'Annait
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Skye Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Broadford  Nearest Village: Kilbride
Map Ref: NG58952029  Landranger Map Number: 32
Latitude: 57.209746N  Longitude: 5.993374W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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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megalithicmatt visited on 30th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4

markj99 visited on 11th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 It is possible to park up at NG 5947 2006 on the B8083. Walk c. 130 yards W to a junction with Kilbride House Private Road. Walk c. 130 yards down the private road to Kilbride House. There is a gateway on the right leading into a field. Walk W into the field for c. 50 yards then NW for 50 yards towards the standing stone near two trees.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4

Clach na h'Annait
Clach na h'Annait submitted by megalithicmatt : Looking northeast. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Skye.
This standing stone appears in a field just off the road to Elgol.

Apparently there is little known of its history or why it bears a connection to Annait on the other side of the island. NG 58954 20295
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Clach na h'Annait
Clach na h'Annait submitted by megalithicmatt : Looking towards Kilbride House. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clach na h'Annait
Clach na h'Annait submitted by kelpie : This standing stone appears in a field just off the road to Elgol. Apparently there is little known of its history or why it bears a connection to Annait on the other side of the island. NG 58954 20295 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG5820 : Clach na h-Annait by John Allan
by John Allan
©2011(licence)
NG5820 : Tobar na h-Annait by John Allan
by John Allan
©2011(licence)
NG5820 : Kilbride House by John Allan
by John Allan
©2011(licence)
NG5820 : Elgol Road and Kilbride by Paul Taylor
by Paul Taylor
©2008(licence)
NG5920 : Bla Bheinn from Kilbride by Paul Taylor
by Paul Taylor
©2008(licence)

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Re: Clach na h'Annait by SumDoood on Saturday, 28 February 2015
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As for a "connection to Annait on the other side of the island", a line from this stone to Annait (next to the Bay river), is (annoyingly?) close to that of the modern midsummer sunset.
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Re: Clach na h'Annait by coldrum on Monday, 19 April 2010
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