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<< Our Photo Pages >> Thorn Recumbent Stones - Standing Stones in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 18 December 2012  Page Views: 3221

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Thorn Recumbent Stones Alternative Name: Crofthead
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: NN92042397
Latitude: 56.395614N  Longitude: 3.75058W
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.
 3 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.
 4 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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Thorn Recumbent Stones
Thorn Recumbent Stones submitted by hamish : These large stones are just down the hill from the pair. The one at the back has cupmarks on it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Perth and Kinross

Two recumbent stones, one has cupmarks.

Canmore site no. 26191.
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Thorn Recumbent Stones
Thorn Recumbent Stones submitted by postman : Can you see the hare I scared out of hiding among the rocks? (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Thorn Recumbent Stones
Thorn Recumbent Stones submitted by postman : A beached petrified whale? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Thorn Recumbent Stones
Thorn Recumbent Stones submitted by SolarMegalith : Recumbent blocks south of the Thorn standing stones (photo taken on August 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Thorn Recumbent Stones
Thorn Recumbent Stones submitted by SolarMegalith : Cup-marked surface of the recumbent boulder (photo taken on August 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Thorn Recumbent Stones
Thorn Recumbent Stones submitted by SolarMegalith : Recumbent stone south of the Thorn standing stones (photo taken on August 2017).

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