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<< Text Pages >> Gowk Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Midlothian

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gowk Stone Alternative Name: Auchencorth Stone
Country: Scotland County: Midlothian Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penicuik  Nearest Village: Auchencorth
Map Ref: NT20425764  Landranger Map Number: 66
Latitude: 55.805456N  Longitude: 3.271179W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5
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Standing Stone in Midlothian

For more information see Canmore site no. 51642.

This standing stone is also featured on The Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for he Gowk Stone, Auchencorth, Penicuik, which includes a description, directions for finding this stone together with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes. The Ancient Stones adds that this stone "occupies a commanding position above the River North Esk … out of interest, the Cuckoo is sometimes referred to as the Gowk."

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NT2057 : Moorland at Auchencorth by M J Richardson
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NT2057 : Road, Hare Moss. by Richard Webb
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NT2057 : Looking NE from the road across Hare Moss by M J Richardson
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NT2057 : Hare Moss. by Richard Webb
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NT2057 : The survivor by M J Richardson
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Re: Gowk Stone by Anonymous on Tuesday, 02 June 2009
hello, yes i know what you mean, me and my wife went there on the solstice was very energetic you could say,we both seen an apparition of a long haired male with staff in hand next to the stone, as if to guard, both my wife and myself new this was a place that had presence on the local landscape and maybe even further, twilight time it looked fab! well worth a visit.not for the faint hearted though!
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Re: Gowk Stone by Anonymous on Tuesday, 19 May 2009
amazing stone! powerfull ! make pilgrimage to it alot for shamanistic rituals/celebarations, site was going to have a wind farm built near it, but was refused planning permission,so so glad! KAI SEIDR (shamanistic craftworker, owner of wild wizard crafts) I ALSO SELL PICS OF THIS STONE AND OTHERS!!! for all you shamanic tool/supplie needs, email me for product list, thank you
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