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<< Text Pages >> Sandend Bay A - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 15 July 2002  Page Views: 4732

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sandend Bay A
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ560657  Landranger Map Number: 29
Latitude: 57.678993N  Longitude: 2.739444W
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
Destroyed 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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NJ5665 : Ruined Windmill, Glenglassaugh by Christopher Gillan
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NJ5665 : Glenglassaugh Distillery, near Sandend by Christopher Gillan
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NJ5665 : Glenglassaugh Distillery by Anne Burgess
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NJ5665 : Glenglassaugh Distillery by JThomas
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NJ5665 : Glenglassaugh Distillery cottage by JThomas
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