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<< Other Photo Pages >> Craigs (Kintyre) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by KCGull on Thursday, 01 January 2026  Page Views: 6347

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Craigs (Kintyre)
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Campbeltown
Map Ref: NR6903123633  Landranger Map Number: 68
Latitude: 55.451898N  Longitude: 5.654152W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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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Craigs (Kintyre) submitted by KcGull : Site in Argyll Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
A lovely big stone, shame there's a wall attached to it and the telegraph pole (just out of shot to the left) is so close.

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Craigs (Kintyre) submitted by postman : I'll throw in the big horse for free. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craigs (Kintyre)
Craigs (Kintyre) submitted by KcGull : Lovely big stone, shame there's a wall attached to it and the telegraph pole is so close (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craigs (Kintyre)
Craigs (Kintyre) submitted by KcGull : Site in Argyll Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craigs (Kintyre)
Craigs (Kintyre) submitted by KcGull (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craigs (Kintyre)
Craigs (Kintyre) submitted by postman : A grey and early misty morning on the Kintyre peninsula, November 2007

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