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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shemore - Rock Art in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by hamish on Saturday, 28 May 2005  Page Views: 7304

Rock ArtSite Name: Shemore
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 4.935 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Argyll Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Helensburgh  Nearest Village: Arden
Map Ref: NS349882
Latitude: 56.058080N  Longitude: 4.653036W
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
3 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
3

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custer visited on 8th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 3 Park at bottom of hill in layby, Short walk up the hill cross the road at top of runnaway lane and stone is just over the fence. Signpost just behing the stone can be seen from the road when braken has died down..

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Shemore
Shemore submitted by hamish : The Shemore stone. The cup and ring marks show up once you have cleared a bit of moss. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Argyll

If travelling north take the road to Garelochhead after Arden. There are trees on the right, where the trees end there is the stone. There is nowhere to park so be careful. I think this is called Argyll and Bute now.
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Shemore
Shemore submitted by custer : Lovely deep circle with centre hole and line down rock. Several other markings not quite as clear through the moss. Walking stick gives idea of scale. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shemore
Shemore submitted by hamish : Once you have braved the road and done some moss clearing the stone looks ok. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NS3588 : A817 to Garelochhead by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
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NS3488 : Bale storage at Shantron by Alan Reid
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NS3588 : A817 and farm road to Shemore by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2010(licence)
NS3588 : Road to Glen Finlas by Eddie Mackinnon
by Eddie Mackinnon
©2007(licence)
NS3588 : Hill Cottage by George Rankin
by George Rankin
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