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<< Text Pages >> Wairarapa Stone Circle - Modern Stone Circle etc in New Zealand

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Modern SitesSite Name: Wairarapa Stone Circle
Country: New Zealand Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Masterton  Nearest Village: Rangitumau
Latitude: 40.865207S  Longitude: 175.673451E
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
5
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Modern Stone Circle in New Zealand

Farmer Gavin McLachlan built this neolithic-style stone circle at the top of a hill on his property. He wants to commemorate the emigration of his family from Scotland in 1849.
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Basic railway bridge and tracks crossing the river
Rural Scenery [Winter] [Pano]
Wairarapa Summer Sunset [1]
Ruamahanga River - Winter [2]
Ruamahanga River - Winter [1]
Opaki

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 443.2km N 350° Otahuhu Pa* Hillfort
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