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<< Our Photo Pages >> Camperdown Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by peigimccann on Friday, 14 August 2020  Page Views: 2479

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Camperdown Standing Stone
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Dundee  Nearest Village: Birkhill
Map Ref: NO3549632905
Latitude: 56.483812N  Longitude: 3.048967W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
4

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Camperdown Standing Stone
Camperdown Standing Stone submitted by peigimccann : Camperdown standing stone - photo by John Lamont. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Angus

This stone is located on the Camperdown Park golf course, Dundee, not far north of the Balgarthno (Farm of Corn) stone circle

The stone measures about 1.2m tall and is oriented EW. It is at located south of the old West Gate into the park between the end of the first fairway (called "Druid") and the second tee.

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Camperdown Standing Stone
Camperdown Standing Stone submitted by hoya105 : A well placed stone! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Camperdown Standing Stone
Camperdown Standing Stone submitted by peigimccann : Camperdown standing stone - photo by John Lamont (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO3532 : Old gatehouse at Camperdown Park by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2014(licence)
NO3532 : Old trees by Aleks Scholz
by Aleks Scholz
©2022(licence)
NO3533 : Paths in Camperdown Park by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2014(licence)
NO3532 : Road to Birkhill by Jim Bain
by Jim Bain
©2008(licence)
NO3532 : Liff Road, at Gourdie by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2013(licence)

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