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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stane o'Cruester - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by Ogneslav on Sunday, 03 August 2008  Page Views: 6562

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stane o'Cruester
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lerwick  Nearest Village: Maryfield
Map Ref: HU490428
Latitude: 60.166721N  Longitude: 1.118881W
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.
5 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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Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Ogneslav : Stane o'Cruester from NE, Bressay Sound and Lerwick in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This 3 m high and very thin sandstone slab stands proudly on the Hill of Cruester, Bressay Island, overlooking Lochs of Beosetter in the north, Bressay Sound in the south-west and Aith Voe in the north-east. Visible from Lerwick.

Is supposed to be erected as a navigation mark.
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Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Hamarberg : Stane of Creuster, Bressay, Shetland. HU 48898 43098 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Hamarberg : Stane of Cruester, Bressay, Shetland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Hamarberg : Stane of Creuster, Bressay, Shetland. I'm 5'8 tall for scale. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Ogneslav : Stane o'Cruester (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Ogneslav : The stone from SW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stane o'Cruester
Stane o'Cruester submitted by Ogneslav : The view from south.

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