Archaeology Notes
Event ID 659582
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
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NH15NW 1 1021 5862.
There is a square upright stone called Clach an 't Shagart, or "the stone of the priest", near a cottage which is just past a burn at the western end of Loch Rosque on the way from Achnasheen to Kenlochewe. The place is called Bad a Mhannaich (Badavanich - NH 1058) or "the monk's grove", and it is said to be an early Christian monastic settlement. They say that baptisims were conducted at the Clach an t' Shagart. The name of Loch Rosque itself is believed by many to signify "the loch of the cross".
J H Dixon 1886
The stone is also called "Suidh Ma-Ruibh" - Malruba's Seat
W J Watson 1904
At NH 1021 5862 there is a square, dressed stone c.0.7m high, c.0.3m square. This would appear to be the stone referred to by both Dixon and Watson.
Unable to find any local information regarding name of stone.
Visited by OS (R L) 25 October 1966
