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Submitted by caradoc68 on Monday, 30 April 2012  Page Views: 3288

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rowanfield Cottage
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR82059585
Latitude: 56.105541N  Longitude: 5.506454W
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
5

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custer visited on 13th Oct 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Great walk. Stone is covered almost decorated with lichen. In the gap between two woods nice and peaceful a fantastic stone.

Rowanfield Cottage
Rowanfield Cottage submitted by caradoc68 : Very atmospheric stone, standing in a clearing of trees. Really enjoyed my visit to this stone and sure you will too. Not far from Rowanfield Kist. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Argyll

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Rowanfield Cottage
Rowanfield Cottage submitted by crannog : This stone has a lovely 'vibe', it also has a cup mark. A really nice find. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Rowanfield Cottage
Rowanfield Cottage submitted by crannog : Beautiful! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rowanfield Cottage
Rowanfield Cottage submitted by crannog : Snuggled within a semi-circle of trees, the ground looks as though its been ploughed around at one time... but there he stands surveying the land! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rowanfield cottage
Rowanfield cottage submitted by andy_h : Standing Stone near Crinan Moss, Kilmartin Valley, Argyll. (If anyone knows the correct name for this site, I'd be interested - have tried to track it down, but with no success so far). Edit (4/2012): now tracked down by caradoc68 (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Rowanfield Cottage
Rowanfield Cottage submitted by custer : Fantastic site nice and peaceful tucked between two woods.

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