<< Our Photo Pages >> Loudon Wood - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loudon WoodCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Peterhead Nearest Village: Mintlaw
Map Ref: NJ96104974 Landranger Map Number: 30
Latitude: 57.537778N Longitude: 2.066796W
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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FrothNinja visited on 1st Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2
megalithicmatt visited on 19th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Nice place to visit... if you can find it. First time to this circle - forgot to take the OS map (not good).
Note for next time - ignore the directional sign by the car park.
HaggisAction have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2
According to the local who helped us find it visitors are discouraged to help preserve the integrity of the circle, BUT there are better ones close by!
Note: Loudon Wood recumbent stone cracked open by fire - lager drinking suspects are sought
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