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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drumfours - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 15 July 2002  Page Views: 6784

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

Map Ref: NJ561110  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.187695N  Longitude: 2.727944W
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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Drumfours submitted by cosmic : Possible remains (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

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Drumfours submitted by cosmic : Other possibility for fallen stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drumfours by cosmic on Monday, 22 October 2007
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The original OS Six Inch Map showed five stones but by 1918 only one remained upright. It was still there in 1994 but seems to have been knocked down since then.
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