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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clouduhall Stone Alternative Name: Cloddishaugh, Cloddiehaugh, Cloddieha', Stensigar, Kirkie HillCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kirkwall Nearest Village: St. Margaret's Hope
Map Ref: ND43538957
Latitude: 58.789974N Longitude: 2.978677W
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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RCAHMS NMRS record no. ND48NW 1. From Clouduhall Cairn go to the left across the field and downhill to the stone, 8'2" high and 4'6" at its widest part.
It appears to sit in a hollow and have an annular ditch in close proximity as shown by the ring of darker green grass. I am minded on of the Comet Stone and 'my' Grieves Cottage site (though the circle is far tighter here). Nearing it I see a large boulder to my right. Hidden amongst the grass I think I make out another such boulder, probably a fraction smaller, just downhill of the stone. At the Clouduhall standing stone itself I cannot see a stone setting. It has a small bulbous bit a little above the summer vegetation, too low for a shoulder and not sticky-out enough for a hip.
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