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<< Our Photo Pages >> Brighouse - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 05 June 2021  Page Views: 726

Date UncertainSite Name: Brighouse
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kirkcudbright  Nearest Village: Borgue
Map Ref: NX64024555
Latitude: 54.786363N  Longitude: 4.116134W
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
4

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markj99 visited on 17th Sep 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Take the A75 to Kirkcudbright then follow the Brighouse Bay Caravan Park Sign. Just before you reach the caravan park there is a beach car park at NX 63470 45804. Walk E along the beach for c. 0.33 miles to reach the farm track leading to Rockvale Farm. Head N away from the coast for c. 100 yards to a gate into the field on the L. Brighouse Standing Stone is c. 350 yards SE from this gate.

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Brighouse submitted by markj99 : Brighouse Standing Stone NW Face (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Dumfries and Galloway. Brighouse Standing Stone is erected c. 400 yards S of Brighouse Farm near Brighouse Bay. The irregular stone stands c. 4.5 ft high and 2ft by 1.5ft in cross-section at its base. It is earthfast on a raised grassy mound on the slope of a field S of Brighouse Farm.
It is of uncertain age, not recorded in Canmore.

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Brighouse
Brighouse submitted by markj99 : Brighouse Standing Stone viewed from NE looking towards Brighouse Bay (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Brighouse submitted by markj99 : Brighouse Standing Stone SW Face (Vote or comment on this photo)

Brighouse
Brighouse submitted by markj99 : Brighouse Standing Stone viewed from SW (Vote or comment on this photo)

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