<< Our Photo Pages >> Kildonan NE - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in Scotland in Highlands
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kildonan NE Alternative Name: Torrish BurnCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Helmsdale Nearest Village: Torrish
Map Ref: NC96541898 Landranger Map Number: 17
Latitude: 58.147575N Longitude: 3.759315W
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: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Car parking is available at NC 96831 18754. From here walk about 380m to the north west across uneven open moorland.
tom_bullock have visited here
Update August 2019: This double stone row (unusual for Scotland) is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Torrish Burn, which includes a description, photographs, a plan of the alignment in context with the its associated enclosure, and access information. SRoGB notes: "This stone alignment is very different in form and character to the other stone rows in Northern Britain. In particular, the stones are larger and form a double row rather than the usual multiple rows".
The row is described as: "A probable double stone row measuring 13.4m long, including at least 17 small and medium-sized stones situated on a scarp on a south east facing slope. The row is orientated east to west and seems to extend into a cairn which itself has been modified by the construction of a shelter or sheiling".
The row is also recorded as Canmore ID 6983, although Canmore concludes that "an association between the stone rows and the enclosure is unlikely".
The Stone Rows of Great Britain thanks Tom Bullock for his photographs and original information.
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