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<< Other Photo Pages >> The Pech Stane - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by durhamnature on Tuesday, 18 September 2012  Page Views: 3663

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Pech Stane
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.336 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Scottish Borders Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: NT84685831
Latitude: 55.817802N  Longitude: 2.246054W
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
4 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
5

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The Pech Stane
The Pech Stane submitted by durhamnature : Old photograph from Berwickshire Naturalists via archive.org Site in Scottish Borders Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scottish Borders

Canmore site 59713

A standing stone, or possibly simply a glacial erratic, of quartzite. It is more or less spherical, measuring 120cm by 135cm by 135cm.
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