<< Our Photo Pages >> Peatshiel Sike - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peatshiel Sike Alternative Name: BodesbeckCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 4.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Moffat
Map Ref: NT16190972
Latitude: 55.374282N Longitude: 3.324067W
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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Canmore ID 71953 has listed the stone as prehistoric. The stone is erected close to Peatshiel Sike (sike being Scots for a small stream) at 358m above Sea Level. It is a squat stone reaching a rounded top at c. 5 feet with a 4x2 feet base.
Directions: Peatshiel Sike can be accessed via a public path through Bodesbeck Farm heading E towards Bodesbeck Law. After c. 0.5 mile climbing the path will follow a stream (Peatshiel Sike) upwards. After you cross the stream about 150 yards later the path will veer S at NT 1602 0972. Continue E following Peatshiel Sike for c. 250 yards until the standing stone is visible about 25 yards S of the stream, on your right.
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