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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sack Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by hinejc001 on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 5599

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sack Stone
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Perth  Nearest Village: Bankfoot
Map Ref: NN9925535973  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.504999N  Longitude: 3.638385W
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.
1 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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Sack Stone
Sack Stone submitted by hinejc001 : Sack stone, south face (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Perthshire

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Sack Stone submitted by hinejc001 : North face showing the footing stones (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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NN9836 : Moorland by Rob Burke
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