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<< Our Photo Pages >> Avinagillan - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by SandyG on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 4370

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Avinagillan
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tarbert
Map Ref: NR8390367461  Landranger Map Number: 62
Latitude: 55.851783N  Longitude: 5.453925W
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.
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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SandyG visited on 15th Mar 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Clearly visible from the road.

Avinagillan
Avinagillan submitted by SandyG : View from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Argyll

Canmore site no. 39334.
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Avinagillan submitted by DavidHoyle : Stone is trapped by a fence to stop it walking around... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NR8367 : Avinagillan standing stone by Sandy Gerrard
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NR8367 : Standing stone north of Avinagillan by C Michael Hogan
by C Michael Hogan
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NR8367 : Standing stone and pasture by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
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NR8367 : Native oak woodland near Avinagillar on West Loch Tarbert by Mick Crawley
by Mick Crawley
©2011(licence)
NR8367 : Mossy corner by sylvia duckworth
by sylvia duckworth
©2014(licence)

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