<< Our Photo Pages >> Overbenchil - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Overbenchil Alternative Name: Over BenchilCountry: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Stanley
Map Ref: NO095322 Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.473198N Longitude: 3.47069W
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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This stone stands next to Overbenchil farm house near Stanley in Perthshire. This stone for some horrific reason had sundial placed on top at least 100 years ago and has several iron nails in some of the cracks.
The stone itself is stunning, standing 8ft tall and about 3ft broad. As with nearby Gellybank the stone used is quartzose schist and has a spectacular display of large crystals.
Permission should be sought from the very nice gent who lives in the farmhouse.
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