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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hillhouse (Torphichen) Alternative Name: Nether Hillhouse (Torphichen)Country: Scotland
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County: West Lothian Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Bathgate Nearest Village: Torphichen / Armadale
Map Ref: NS92456984
Latitude: 55.909601N Longitude: 3.722053W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in West Lothian
This standing stone is recorded as Canmore ID 100105, which has basic details: "A standing stone is shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, (Linlithgowshire, 1854-5), sheet VIII just N of a small copse to the SW of Nether Hillhouse farm (formerly East Hillhouse)."
This standing stone, now fallen, is also featured on the Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for Standing Stone, Hillhouse, Torphichen, which includes a description, directions for finding the stone with nearby parking, and fieldnotes. The Ancient Stones adds: "This small standing stone lies along the crest of a ridge, just above a small wooded area to the south west of Nether Hillhouse farm. The stone has been toppled and is partially buried in long grass and nettles making it difficult to find."
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