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<< Our Photo Pages >> Burnhead - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Monday, 28 March 2005  Page Views: 5642

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Burnhead Alternative Name: Auchronie
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Westhill
Map Ref: NJ808090
Latitude: 57.171434N  Longitude: 2.31915W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
2 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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Burnhead
Burnhead submitted by cosmic : From the roadside (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Aberdeenshire

In a field of cows so I'll have to revisit some other time.
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Burnhead
Burnhead submitted by golux : View looking eastwards towards Brimmond Hill and the site of Auchinclech stone circle below it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NJ8009 : Standing stone by Alan Findlay
by Alan Findlay
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NJ8108 : Access to Rogiehill by Stanley Howe
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NJ8009 : A house on Auchronie Hill by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
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NJ8008 : Rogiehill farm by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2006(licence)
NJ8108 : Road to Auchronie by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2009(licence)

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