Archaeology Notes

Event ID 725266

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/725266

NX55NW 7 5178 5600.

NX 517 560. A stone circle is situated about 700' OD, about 1/3 mile NW of Claughreid. It consists of nine stones under 2' high, 9'4" apart forming a 30' diameter circle surrounding a boulder, probably an erratic, 5'5" by 3'8" by 2'1".

Small standing stones are in line at NX 518 558 and NX 518 558 and NX 519 557.

RCAHMS 1914, visited 1912; I F MacLeod 1969

The stone circle at NX 5178 5600 is as described and planned. The standing stones in line were not located.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (RD) 10 March 1972

NX 5178 5601. No change to previous report.

Surveyed at 1:10 000.

Visited by OS (TRG) 19 June 1977