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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Balnacraig Stone Circle
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Banchory Nearest Village: Lumphanan
Map Ref: NJ60330353 Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.120982N Longitude: 2.656775W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

4 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Balnacraig Stone Circle** submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)

Remains of a Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

Canmore 18024. "Great Crown of stones" states there is only the recumbent and three other stones, however there are several stones around which could be others. Text from Shugs.
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