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

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 15 July 2002  Page Views: 7798

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mundurno
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ940131  Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.208630N  Longitude: 2.100961W
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
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Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

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Mundurno by cosmic on Saturday, 03 September 2005
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This single stone is considered to be the remains of a recumbnet stone circle. The stone itself was re-erected in 1993 after it fell. The stone's triangular shape favours it being a flanker. RCAHMS gave its height as 7 feet in 1934 but after its re-erection it seems to have "shrunk" to 6 feet!
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