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Archaeology Notes
Date 1977
Event ID 696950
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/696950
NS02SW 9 0337 2086.
(NS 0338 2086) Stone Circle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1924)
The ONB (1864) gives an alternative name of 'Tumulus' for this feature, the surveyor's comments being "I have no authority for this object beyond its general appearance, to warrant it being called a 'Tumulus'. There is a large standing stone [3ft 7 ins x 3ft 6 ins x 6 ins (Balfour 1910)] on the north side of it and a smaller adjoining [not noticed by Balfour]. The whole object is higher than the adjacent ground although partly levelled for the publicroad." The words "giving the appearance of the remains of a stone circle" have been added by the examiner. Balfour adds "a stone circle, known to have existed here at one time, was removed when making the road".
Source: Name Book 1864; J Balfour 1910.
NR 0337 2086. A standing stone situated in a level grassy area and located approximately 30.0m from the edge of the coastal cliff. It is a plain weathered stone 1.1m high, 0.9m broad and 0.2m thick. A small (0.3m high) scarp runs southwestwards from the stone for 9.0m; it is not clear if this is artificial or merely an undulation in the ground. There is no surface evidence of either a cairn, a stone circle or the second "smaller" stone.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (T R G) 25 November 1977.
