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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pollachar - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in South Uist

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pollachar
Country: Scotland County: South Uist Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: NF745144  Landranger Map Number: 31
Latitude: 57.104939N  Longitude: 7.378063W
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
3
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markj99 visited on 29th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 You would have thought that a tall standing stone on the roadside of a pub would be ideal. However, Pollachar Standing Stone's proximity to civilisation seem to detract from its antiquity.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5

Pollachar
Pollachar submitted by h_fenton : Pollachar standing stone, South Uist. view from south west, showing proximity to the Pollachar Inn behind (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in South Uist

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Pollachar submitted by wallace : Nice little stone not too far from a 300 year old inn, which serves good food. Site in South Uist Scotland (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pollachar submitted by pab : Strangely low in ambiance - perhaps knowing that it had been re-erected made it seem less 'authentic'? Grossly unfair of course! Date of visit: 12 May 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pollachar submitted by pab : Stone is just off the Pollachar Inn car park. It has been reset in recent decades, and its lack of isolation definitely affects its ambiance. Date of visit: 12 May 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pollachar submitted by SandyG : View from the north with Barra in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pollachar submitted by h_fenton : Pollachar standing stone, South Uist. view from north, showing proximity to the sea and islands of Eriskay (left) and Barra (right)

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Re: Pollachar by PAB on Saturday, 24 September 2011
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This stone is believed to have been reset sometime between 1965 and 1980, according to the CANMAP / CANMORE reports:
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/9817/details/south+uist+pollachar/

Visited 12 May 2011

Condition: 4
Ambiance: 3
Access: 5

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