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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Boreraig Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by Spindrift on Friday, 26 March 2004  Page Views: 5606
Scotland Site Name: Dun Boreraig Stone
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Broadford  Nearest Village: Heaste
Map Ref: NG61951638  Landranger Map Number: 32
Latitude: 57.176274N  Longitude: 5.940091W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 3 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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Dun Boreraig submitted by Spindrift
Dun Boreraig Standing stone in Isle of Skye

I believe that Boreraig is Norse for fort-bay. This stone stands on "level" ground in the bay.

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Dun Boreraig Stone Dun Boreraig Stone submitted by Andy B
The stone is about 4' high, 2' across and 6" thick. It faces south towards the sea at Loch Eishort and sits on a small mound of boulders placed around its base. Tradition suggests that the stone marks the burial site of a body or bodies washed ashore, a custom common on Skye. Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

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