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Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 24 November 2010  Page Views: 11360

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carse Standing Stones East Alternative Name: Loch Stornoway
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Tarbert  Nearest Village: Kilberry
Map Ref: NR7424661640  Landranger Map Number: 62
Latitude: 55.795162N  Longitude: 5.603034W
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.
4 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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Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by Andy B : Carse Standing Stones The stones are prominently sited on flat land near the beach. The land in the distance is the Isle of Gigha. Copyright Anne Burgess and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Argyll. Situated in level fields SW of Carse House at the head of Loch Stornoway, there are three standing stones, this pair and a single stone 110m to the WNW

Canmore site no. 38987.
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Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by Andy B : Standing Stones at Carse Situated in level fields SW of Carse House at the head of Loch Stornoway, there are three standing stones, this pair and a single stone 110m to the WNW. This was my second visit to this place, the first one ended in a swarm of midges. This visit ended in an abrupt downpour. Copyright Steve Partridge and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by SandyG : View from west (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by Andy B : Standing Stones at Carse A pair of undecorated standing stones, with a glimpse of Kilberry Parish Kirk between them Copyright Anne Burgess and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by DavidHoyle : View of the stones and nearby hill (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by DavidHoyle : Looking approx South West.

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by Antonine : 2008

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by SandyG : View from the north showing the East Carse stone pair together with the West Carse standing stone.

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by SandyG : View from north east.

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by SandyG : View from south east (Scale 1m).

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by Bladup : Carse Standing Stones East.

Carse Standing Stones East
Carse Standing Stones East submitted by Bladup

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 107m W 278° Carse Standing Stones West* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR74146166)
 2.1km SE 134° Ardpatrick* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR757601)
 3.0km E 94° Tobar Cill'An Aonghais* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NR772613)
 4.3km NW 306° Kilberry* Sculptured Stone (NR709643)
 5.9km SSE 157° Dun Skeig* Hillfort (NR76315612)
 6.3km NW 323° Cretshengan* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR70726689)
 7.1km NNW 331° Dun Cragach Stone Fort or Dun (NR71086805)
 7.6km S 180° Correchrevie Cairn* Cairn (NR738540)
 7.8km SSE 148° Loch Ciaran* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR78035479)
 9.3km S 184° Ballochroy* Stone Row / Alignment (NR7309352426)
 11.1km SW 224° Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR6607454042)
 11.2km NE 56° Avinagillan* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR8390367461)
 11.6km ENE 61° Escart* Stone Row / Alignment (NR8464266794)
 12.0km SW 222° Kinerarach (Gigha)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR6568453210)
 12.7km SW 220° Old Wife's Grave, The (Gigha, Isle of) Cairn (NR655524)
 12.7km SW 220° Tarbert (Gigha)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR6554952292)
 12.8km ESE 102° Glenreasdale* Chambered Cairn (NR866583)
 14.1km NNW 341° Kilmory Knap* Sculptured Stone (NR703752)
 14.8km ENE 62° Mealdarroch Stone Row / Alignment (NR877680)
 15.1km N 0° St Columba's Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (NR751767)
 15.4km SW 216° Druimyeonbeg (Isle of Gigha) Cairn (NR64634958)
 15.7km SSW 213° Ardminish Cist (NR64954890)
 15.9km ESE 102° Skipness Rock Art (NR8967357519)
 16.6km SSW 213° Cnoc na Croise (Gigha) Cairn (NR64394828)
 16.7km N 9° Achahoish* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR7773778016)
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