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<< Our Photo Pages >> Forse House Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by cosmic on Monday, 01 October 2007  Page Views: 4305

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Forse House Standing Stone
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Lybster
Map Ref: ND21093513
Latitude: 58.297656N  Longitude: 3.347888W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
2 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
4

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Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by cosmic : Forse House from North (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Caithness. Standing stone situated in corner of wood to West of Fosse House (now a Care Home). Some 5 feet 8 inches high by 2 feet by 1 foot 2 inches.

Apologies for the water drops on lens but it was wet!
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Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by SolarMegalith : Unfortunately, the access to the 1,7 m high standing stone is restricted with barbed-wire fance (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by SolarMegalith : Forse House standing stone seen from the footpath (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by SolarMegalith : A small standing stone near Forse House - view from the south (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by cosmic : Forse House from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by cosmic : Forse House standing stone from South. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Standing Stone
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by cosmic : Forse House standing stone from East.

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