Archaeology Notes

Event ID 657069

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NF86NW 22 825 676.

'A conspicuous standing stone 2.1m high, 3.1m wide and up to 0.45m thick is located approximately 210m W of small summit cairn built on Airigh na Gaoithe chambered long cairn (NF86NW 21). It is oriented at 260 degrees with respect to true N.

The alignment, approximately 275m, runs W from the long cairn and consists of (from E to W) -

(a) A leaning stone about 7m from N side of long cairn

(b) A possible fallen stone

(c) A leaning boulder

(d) The above standing stone

(e) A boulder

Lord & Lady Granville, G R Curtis and M R Ponting 1986.