<< Our Photo Pages >> Kildonan SW - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in Scotland in Highlands
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kildonan SW Alternative Name: Allt Breac; Strath Of KildonanCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Helmsdale Nearest Village: Torrish
Map Ref: NC9550918564 Landranger Map Number: 17
Latitude: 58.143598N Longitude: 3.776634W
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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SandyG visited on 1st Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Sadly, car parking is available on top of the row. The stones visible next to the parking area are probably the result of the road widening work.
tom_bullock have visited here
Update October 2019: This alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Kildonan SW (Allt Breac), which includes a description, a plan of the row and its associated cairns from a survey carried out in September 2016. The SRoGB notes that the row has been severely damaged or possibly even destroyed by road widening.
The SRoGB entry includes photographs of the alignment and the individual stones, access information, a list of online resources for more information and includes a section for 'Landscape Reveals', illustrating a landscape feature which comes into view from the bottom of the row.
SandyG notes that "sadly, car parking is available on top of the row", demonstrating the damage that has been done by the roadworks.
The row is also recorded as Canmore ID 7036 (Allt Breac) and as MHG9872 (Stone Rows, Allt Breac) on the Highland HER. It is scheduled as SM1763 (Allt Breac, stone rows 32m sw of bridge) on the Historic Environment Scotland website.
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