<< Our Photo Pages >> Troswick - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Shetland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: TroswickCountry: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Map Ref: HU40781662
Latitude: 59.932573N Longitude: 1.272171W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 13th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
This large and irregular standing stone occupies a position on the slope over Troswick bay. It might be a prehistoric standing stone or a later boundary marker.
Canmore entry.
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