North Uist, Airigh Na Gaoithe
Standing Stone (Prehistoric), Stone Row (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name North Uist, Airigh Na Gaoithe
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric), Stone Row (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Canmore ID 10228
Site Number NF86NW 22
NGR NF 82587 67679
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10228
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
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.
Field Visit (23 September 2010)
A long slab aligned E and W stands amongst heather and rough grass on the W shoulder of Airigh na Gaoithe. The slab measures 3.3m in breadth at its base by 0.3m in thickness, rising to a rounded peak 1.65m above the ground. Its N face is rough and angular, having been split from outcrop, and its S face displays a weathered cortex. Supposedly forming part of an alignment, the rest of the stones seem to be elements of other structures or no more than natural boulders.
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG,SPH) 23 September 2010
