<< Our Photo Pages >> An Carra - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in South Uist
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: An Carra Alternative Name: Bheinn a'CharraCountry: Scotland County: South Uist Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Stoneybridge
Map Ref: NF77033211 Landranger Map Number: 22
Latitude: 57.265116N Longitude: 7.359432W
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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SumDoood visited on 20th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Access easy by road followed by an inconvenient scramble over a fence, and a short walk. The stone is visible throughout. Ambience pretty good if you keep the works behind you.
SandyG visited on 28th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Car parking is available nearby.
markj99 visited on 30th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 When travelling to South Uist, An Carra is a must visit site. Stoneybridge Water Treatment Works has an access road off the A865 c. 600 yards before reaching Stoneybride, a small village in the middle of South Uist. There is room to park opposite the access road. Walk 0.5 miles up the road and the massive stone will appear on the L.
An Carra must be one of the largest standing stones in Scotland at 17 ft high and nearly 5 ft wide.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4
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