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North Uist, Maari
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name North Uist, Maari
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 10357
Site Number NF87SE 23
NGR NF 86427 72937
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10357
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF87SE 23 8645 7292.
There is a standing stone, 2.2m high x 0.5m x 0.4m, leaning at an angle of 45 degrees to the south, at NF 7292, on the col between Maari and Crogary Mor.
As it is at the highest point on the saddle between the hills, it may possibly be a boundary marker.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 June 1965.
Standing stone severely tilted to S 22.5cm high, 52cm broad, 45cm thick. A hole dug on the S side about 40cm deep.
Information contained in letter from Van Hoek to OS, 1980.
Field Visit (25 September 2010)
This standing stone is situated on the W side of a saddle at the foot of the E flank of Maari. Now leaning heavily to the S, it is roughly square in section and has a pointed top. It measures about 0.5m by 0.4m at the base and has a slanting height of 2m, though its tip is only 1m above the surface of the peat.
Visited by RCAHMS (SPH) 25 September 2010
