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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Huntly
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ529399  Landranger Map Number: 29
Latitude: 57.446954N  Longitude: 2.786406W
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
no data 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
3
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stolinskie visited on 1st Jan 2024 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 1 Access: 5 Rather sad

megalithicmatt visited on 1st Jan 2010 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Two small stones remaining out of about six. One used to have Pictish symbols (now lost to erosion). They stand beneath the statue in the town square.



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Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

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Huntly submitted by megalithicmatt : The paving stone inscription between them reads: "The Stannin' Steens 7th century The left one is a Pictish Symbol Stone" (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Huntly submitted by hamilton : These two standing stones in the town square at Huntly are believed to be two stones of the former Huntly Stone Circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ5239 : Huntly Town Hall by Colin Smith
by Colin Smith
©2005(licence)
NJ5239 : Gordon Square, Huntly. by Colin Smith
by Colin Smith
©2006(licence)
NJ5239 : Shops on Gordon Street, Huntly by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2011(licence)
NJ5239 : Bank of Scotland, Huntly by Bill Harrison
by Bill Harrison
©2017(licence)
NJ5239 : Gordon Street, Huntly by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2015(licence)

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