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

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 15 July 2002  Page Views: 9609

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

Map Ref: NJ604242  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.306653N  Longitude: 2.658921W
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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megalithicmatt visited on 7th Mar 2008 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Often referred to as the 'Hawk Hill' circle. Must be wearily approached across fields of trippable neeps and curious coos.

Loanend
Loanend submitted by cosmic : Looking South West over both. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

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Loanend submitted by megalithicmatt : Taken from the west. The recumbent is gigantic! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Loanend submitted by cosmic : Cow looks on! (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Loanend submitted by cosmic : Single stone from N. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Loanend submitted by cosmic : Recumbent from outside. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Loanend submitted by cosmic : Sheep guard recumbent. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Loanend submitted by cosmic : Loanhead from West.

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Loanend by cosmic on Sunday, 03 July 2005
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Only two stones remain of this circle - a huge recumbent and one other standing stone. The recumbent is huge in height rather than bulk, at over six feet high but less than three feet thich at its braodest. It is some fourteen feet long.
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