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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pencraig Brae Alternative Name: Pencraig HillCountry: Scotland County: East Lothian Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: East Linton Nearest Village: Pencraig Brae
Map Ref: NT58087681 Landranger Map Number: 67
Latitude: 55.982427N Longitude: 2.673401W
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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Anne T visited on 27th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Pencraig Hill Standing Stone, East Lothian: Standing just north of the A199, Pencraig Brae Road. There was room to pull the car onto the grass verge next to the tumble-down gate into the field, which we managed to squeeze our way round the edge, as it hadn’t been opened in many a year.
The field was planted with mature cabbages, with the farmer and a small team harvesting a couple of hundred yards to the west. There was sufficient space between the rows of cabbages to pick our way very carefully up to the stone and photograph it. The workers didn’t seem to mind us, as they could see us taking care in picking our route.
A tall, fine standing stone, and one I’m glad to have seen. Despite the cabbages, this was a lovely location and an atmospheric stone.
SolarMegalith visited on 2nd May 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4
Brief additional information on this three-sided Prehistoric pillar can be found on Canmore ID 56240. Surveyed in 1962, the report says the pillar bears no marks or inscriptions.
For more information also see the Ancient Stones - Lothian entry for 003 Standing Stone, Pencraig Brae, East Linton, which gives directions for finding this standing stone, nearest parking and fieldnotes.
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