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<< Other Photo Pages >> Skelmuir Hill - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Tom_Bullock on Sunday, 14 July 2002  Page Views: 9488

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Skelmuir Hill Alternative Name: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.6 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ9821241706  Landranger Map Number: 30
Latitude: 57.465627N  Longitude: 2.031457W
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.
 4 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.
 3 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
 4

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Ancient site in Aberdeenshire

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NJ9841 : Farm road towards Lochan, Montfothie and Redstones by Steven Brown
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NJ9841 : Skelmuir Hill Trig Point by Ken Fitlike
by Ken Fitlike
©2007(licence)
NJ9842 : North Howe Farm by Ken Fitlike
by Ken Fitlike
©2007(licence)
NJ9842 : Minor road towards North Howe by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2023(licence)
NJ9841 : View from Skelmuir Trig by Ken Fitlike
by Ken Fitlike
©2007(licence)

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Re: Skelmuir Hill by Andy B on Monday, 24 May 2010
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I'm suprised there's no sign of this standing stone / circle remains on Street View
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    Re: Skelmuir Hill by davidmorgan on Thursday, 29 November 2012
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    I think this is it on Street View
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    Re: Skelmuir Hill by Parsa on Tuesday, 24 January 2023
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    I don't see this site as a circle on Canmore or on the OS map. They both show a single standing stone. Is it listed as a stone circle in one of Burl's comprehensive lists or on really old OS maps?
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