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<< Our Photo Pages >> Schivas - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 15 July 2002  Page Views: 7988

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Schivas
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ902352  Landranger Map Number: 30
Latitude: 57.407082N  Longitude: 2.164752W
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
no data 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
3
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Schivas submitted by lembas : looking for the shivas stonecircle, marked cairn on the landranger map, I wondered if this is it, a very wide circle of a low dyke eathbank set on a small hill with plenty exposed big stones anyone? (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

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NJ9035 : At The New House hut circle by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NJ9035 : Approaching Fedderat Cairn by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NJ9035 : On Fedderat Cairn by Mary and Angus Hogg
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