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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Comet Stone (Orkney)Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stromness Nearest Village: Finstown
Map Ref: HY2963413318 Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 59.001147N Longitude: 3.226557W
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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RockHugger visited on 23rd Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
NickyD visited on 11th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
SandyG visited on 9th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Estrela visited on 29th May 2014 Viewed this at the end of the Brodgar walk with Elaine Clark, the ranger. I mislabelled it at first, but AngieLake corrected me.
43559959 visited on 19th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Richard13 visited on 1st Jul 1999 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Runemage visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
DrewParsons AngieLake jeffrep TimPrevett davidmorgan have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 4
The Comet stands 137m SE from the Ring of Brodgar.
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