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Submitted by vicky on Monday, 11 November 2002 Page Views: 6979

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Houstry
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Lybster
Map Ref: ND156343 Landranger Map Number: 11
Latitude: 58.289182N Longitude: 3.44121W
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

no data Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

no data Access:

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.

no data Accuracy:

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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**Houstry** submitted by cosmic : Houstry from North with Sutherland Hills behind (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ND1534 : Houstry Standing Stone from North by Ewen Rennie — by Ewen Rennie
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