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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Camster Stone Rows
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue

Map Ref: ND2601943791 Landranger Map Number: 11
Latitude: 58.376283N Longitude: 3.266605W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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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
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
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SandyG visited on 4th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Road side car parking is available at ND 26223 43579. Cross the road and head towards the wooden stile. Then head for the gap in the trees and follow the forest ride until you reach the clearing at its end. The row is in front of you although it may take a while to locate it depending on the vegetation.

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**Camster Stone Rows** submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)

Multiple Stone Rows in Caithness. Six stone rows, apparently largely intact, but with most of the stones covered by several inches of peat. The rows, up to 88' in length, run approximately N/S radiating slightly in the latter direction. The stones are thin slabs facing across the rows and set from 5'6" to 7' apart. The westernmost row has 11 stones surviving; the others 9, 5, 4, 3 and 2.

Update October 2019: This fan-shaped, multiple stone row is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Camster, which includes a description, photographs, a simplified plan of the alignments showing visible stones and those identified by prodding the ground, access information and links to other online resources for more information.

The SRoGB also includes a section for Landscape Reveals, which discusses and illustrates different landscape features which come into (and out of) view as you progress along the alignment.

The row is also recorded as Canmore ID 8708 and as MHG1831 (Stone Rows - Loch of Camster) on the Highland HER. Also see the scheduling information on SM463 (Camster, stone rows 450m WSW of S end of Loch of Camster) on the Historic Environment Scotland website.
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