<< Our Photo Pages >> Cothiemuir Wood - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cothiemuir Wood Alternative Name: Devil's HoofmarksCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Alford Nearest Village: Keig
Map Ref: NJ61711980 Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.267243N Longitude: 2.636496W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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. |
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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SolarMegalith visited on 24th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
pmabz visited on 1st Oct 2010 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3 met some other stone circle enthusiast who kindeld my interest in this sort of stuff! Thanks!
megalithicmatt visited on 2nd May 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Beautiful.
PeteCrane5 TimPrevett Enki have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 3.67
Here the recumbent is some 14 feet long with both flankers being nine feet or taller.
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