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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 732002
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/732002
NY48SW 7 4304 8389 and 4305 8386
(NY4303 8386) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
A standing stone, now leaning to the N, is situated 90 ft E of the E cairn described on NY48SW 1; about 130 ft to the SSE there is another similar stone. These belonged to a stone circle with a diameter of about 135 ft, six stones of which remained at the end of the 18th century.
A S Henshall 1972, visited 1956; RCAHMS 1920; OSA 1795
'A': NY 4304 8389. The leaning stone to the E of is 1.4m long, 1.1m wide and 0.3m thick. It is weathered and stands in a forestry clearing.
'B': NY 4305 8386. The second standing stone, which also leans N, is situated in dense forestry. It is 1.7m long, 1.2m wide, 0.6m thick and is heavily weathered.
Dense afforestation obscured any other possible trace of the stone circle at the time of investigation.
Surveyed at 1:10000.
Visited by OS (MJF) 1 August 1979.
Listed as 'standing stones, stone circle.'
RCAHMS 1997.
Scheduled (with NY48SW 1) as 'Whisgills, long cairn and standing stones 2230m W of...'
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 23 January 2008.
