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Natural PlacesSite Name: Bothwell Water (Cranshaws)Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Duns Nearest Village: Longformacus
Map Ref: NT67656598
Latitude: 55.885869N Longitude: 2.518735W
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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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scottish Borders
These stones are featured on The Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for Stones, Bothwell Water, Cranshaws. Ancient Stones tells us: "This large group of stones sits between Bothwell Water and a farm track leading to Caldercleuch and comprises some sizeable stones, the largest around 1.00m high. Some of the stones seem to be set on edge and there are numerous smaller stones in and around the setting. One of the larger slabs has a number of 'cup marks' although these are likely to be of natural origin. The largest of the stones also has cup-marks but these are much more advanced and have actually formed pockets in the stone."
The Ancient Stones entry includes directions for finding this site together with nearby parking and fieldnotes. It also includes a second entry, with the same grid reference for a 'wee pebble' of 0.80m height and 4m girth - see their entry for Stone, Bothwell Water, Cranshaws, which can be found by the side of the track running north alongside Bothwell Water. They add it compares with the Holyrood Park Stone which is believed to be of volcanic origin.
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