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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hill of Menmuir - Rock Art in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by tiompan on Sunday, 09 January 2005  Page Views: 6887

Rock ArtSite Name: Hill of Menmuir
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Angus Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Menmuir
Map Ref: NO52096489
Latitude: 56.773114N  Longitude: 2.785508W
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
5 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.
3 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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Hill of Menmuir
Hill of Menmuir submitted by tiompan : Hill of Menmuir cup and ring marked rock (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring marks in Angus. Cup marked rock with 20 cups , 3 ringed 50 Ms to the N.W. is a rock flush with the ground bearing 2 cups.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO5264 : Making Stripes by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2022(licence)
NO5165 : Upland pasture on the Hill of Menmuir by Peter Aikman
by Peter Aikman
©2011(licence)
NO5265 : Sheep Grazing on the Hill of Menmuir by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
©2005(licence)
NO5264 : Junction on Noranside to Brechin Road by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
©2006(licence)
NO5264 : Behind the sign by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2007(licence)

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