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Sacred Stones in Indian Civilization: with Special Reference to Megaliths

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

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 24 March 2003  Page Views: 7255

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: An Carra Alternative Name: Bheinn a'Charra
Country: 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:
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
4
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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

An Carra
An Carra submitted by SandyG : View from south (28 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)
An Carra is a 17 foot tall standing stone on the island of South Uist.
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An Carra
An Carra submitted by markj99 : An Carra Standing Stone, three times taller than Ronnie (5'8''). (Vote or comment on this photo)

An Carra
An Carra submitted by SumDoood : 2/3 across and 4/5 up - see it? Viewed from Crois Chnoca Breaca (Crois nan Cnoca Breaca). (Vote or comment on this photo)

An Carra
An Carra submitted by SandyG : The unfortunate setting. View from the south west (28 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

An Carra
An Carra submitted by SandyG : View from the east with the Atlantic in the background (28 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

An Carra
An Carra submitted by SandyG : An impressive standing stone. Scale 1m (28 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: An Carra by h_fenton on Friday, 18 January 2013
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