<< Our Photo Pages >> Earlseat - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Fife
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: EarlseatCountry: Scotland County: Fife Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Markinch Nearest Village: Colatown of Balgonie
Map Ref: NT3197797452 Landranger Map Number: 59
Latitude: 56.164858N Longitude: 3.096922W
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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johnur visited on 15th Mar 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 The easiest approach would be from the private road to Earl's Seat Farmhouse, which at the date of my visit was empty but now (Nov 18) appears to be occupied. There is nowhere to park on the private road before reaching the farmhouse, so it may be preferable to park off the A915 and walk round the field edge. The stone is visible from the main road.
hamish have visited here
From the outskirts of Kirkcaldy, turn east along the A915, known locally as the Standin' Stane road, towards Leven. Earlseat farm is just to the north of the road, and the stone there can easily be seen from the road. This stone is a block of sandstone, around 4-1/2 feet tall, oriented approximately E-W. There are no visible cup marks on it. It's not very spectacular, but is in a nice open location.
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