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<< Our Photo Pages >> Priest's Glen - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Lewis

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 7401

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Priest's Glen
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Lewis Type: Stone Circle
 Nearest Village: Newmarket
Map Ref: NB41103516  Landranger Map Number: 8
Latitude: 58.228825N  Longitude: 6.41169W
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
Destroyed 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.
4 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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Priest's Glen submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Lewis

Canmore site no. 4300.
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Re: Priest's Glen by Anonymous on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Thats not Priests Glen, Priests Glen is across the river in Benside & not marked on OS maps, wrongly called "Newmarket standing stones" on here. This is the Stones in Newvalley.
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