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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cammo Stone Alternative Name: Cammo Park StoneCountry: Scotland County: Midlothian Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT1747774681
Latitude: 55.958032N Longitude: 3.323316W
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 standing stone is recorded as Canmore ID 50704, which has few details, but includes a photograph of the stone. They record it's former location was given as NT 1747 7467.
This standing stone is featured on The Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for the Standing Stone, Cammo, Edinburgh, which includes a description, directions for finding this stone together with nearby parking, and fieldnotes. The Ancient Stones notes that Cammo Park is now in public hands, although the stone is almost hidden by trees and shrubs.
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