<< Our Photo Pages >> Monk's Hill - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
Submitted by cosmic on Saturday, 16 July 2005 Page Views: 5669
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Monk's HillCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Aberdeenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Turriff Nearest Village: Woodhead
Map Ref: NJ79944159
Latitude: 57.464140N Longitude: 2.336034W
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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According to RCAHMS this stone stands some six feet high and was re-erected by the farmer at some stage. There were apparently three stones in the 1840's so it may well have been a circle. A cist was found nearby.
Unfortunately the crop of rape meant that I could only view it from the roadside.
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