<< Our Photo Pages >> The Langstane - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Langstane Alternative Name: The Lang StaneCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Aberdeen
Map Ref: NJ93770597 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.144578N Longitude: 2.104587W
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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megalithicmatt visited on 20th Jan 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Hard to miss when you're an Aberdonian. It's often thought that the Langstane and the nearby Crabstane have been given each other's names.
Richard13 visited on 1st Sep 1998 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 1 Access: 5
TheCaptain iroiromono have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 1.5 Access: 5
It appears close to its present site on G&W Paterson's 1746 map of Aberdeen but it is suspected that it may have been part of a stone circle on the West side of the Denburn. Another stone, the Crab Stane, appears on the same map.
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