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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ninestanes Rig Alternative Name: Ninestone Rigg
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Newcastleton  Nearest Village: Ninestanes Rig
Map Ref: NY51809731  Landranger Map Number: 59
Latitude: 55.267574N  Longitude: 2.760082W
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.
 no data 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
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Ninestanes Rig
Ninestanes Rig submitted by john7 : Ninestanes Rig. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Scottish Borders. This 7m diameter circle has 2 tall stones in the south and south-west with a small stone between them. The other stones are smaller and may have been broken to stumps.

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : Ninestanes rig, and for a change there might actually be nine stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : The ufo damage (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : wish I'd got a strimmer (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : The ephemeral world of the conifer plantation. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : Honest to god a UFO just spun by and knocked down all those trees. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : I don't think the shorter stones are stumps.

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Postman : Lifting camera on tripod high up into the air

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Bladup : Ninestanes Rigg stone circle.

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Ninestanes Rig submitted by Bladup : The portal stones at Ninestanes Rigg stone circle.

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Re: Ninestanes Rig by edrive2006 on Sunday, 29 October 2006
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The OS map is Landranger 79. It can be trecherous in bad weather, very slippery up the incline, but stick to the fence with the forest as shown on the map. There are signs, but these can be easily missed. The circle is found by crossing over a style and walking up the 'avenue' cut between the forest. In a clearing to the left the circle is found. The 2 highest stones can be seen just above the ferns, bullrushes etc. Watch out for hidden water courses ditch etc.- I stood in one whilst taking photo's, found my boots literally filling up with water ! The view before the Forestry Commision came along would have been quite something. If you get chance visit Hermitage Castle nearby. According to local folklore the two are linked.
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