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<< Our Photo Pages >> Southside (Eday) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 12 June 2013  Page Views: 3616

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Southside (Eday)
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Eday
Map Ref: HY56152922
Latitude: 59.147487N  Longitude: 2.768255W
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.
4 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
5

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Southside (Eday)
Southside (Eday) submitted by Runemage : Image credit MickM Standing Stone at Southside on the island of Eday in Orkney (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Orkney

"In a field immediately E of the road to Greentoft Bay there is a standing stone 1.6m high. It is said to have been thrown down and re-erected some years before 1928." - Canmore site no. 3113.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HY5629 : Standing stone near former quarry by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2014(licence)
HY5629 : Disused Quarry by Ian Balcombe
by Ian Balcombe
©2009(licence)
HY5629 : Field of stubble by Ian Balcombe
by Ian Balcombe
©2009(licence)
HY5629 : W. H. Baxter - Stone breaker extraordinaire by Ian Balcombe
by Ian Balcombe
©2009(licence)
HY5629 : Disused Quarry by Ian Balcombe
by Ian Balcombe
©2009(licence)

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 8.3km N 1° Fold of Setter* Misc. Earthwork (HY56423750)
 8.3km N 1° Braeside* Chambered Cairn (HY56333757)
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 8.5km N 0° Huntersquoy* Chambered Cairn (HY56263773)
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 10.2km N 355° Linkertaing* Chambered Cairn (HY55393937)
 11.2km WNW 284° Scockness* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY45263214)
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 11.9km WNW 286° Yetnasteen* Standing Stone (Menhir) (HY447327)
 12.0km WSW 255° Braes of Ha’Breck, Wyre. Ancient Village or Settlement (HY445262)
 12.2km W 264° Cubbie Roo's Burden* Chambered Cairn (HY43932800)
 12.7km WNW 284° Bigland Round* Chambered Cairn (HY438325)
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