The Banner Stone
Millstone
Site Name The Banner Stone
Classification Millstone
Alternative Name(s) Clach-na-brataich; Clach-a-bratich; Stone Of The Banner
Canmore ID 13251
Site Number NH63SW 2
NGR NH 6211 3431
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13251
- Council Highland
- Parish Dores
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH63SW 2 6211 3431
(NH 6213 3434) (Information from Major C J Shaw to OS 5 Feburary 1962) The Banner Stone is a roughly rounded block of stone 3 feet 5 inches long by 3 feet 4 inches wide by 17 inches thick. It contains one circular hole or basin, 6 1/2 inches across and 3 inches deep. The hole contracts a little below its upper lip to 4 1/4 inches diameter. Its walls are vertical, and the bottom is higher in the centre than at the sides. It suggests a stone partially prepared for a millstone. It is known locally as 'Clach-na-brataich' or 'Clach-a-bratich', the 'Stone of the Banner'.
W Jolly 1882.
The Banner Stone, as described by Jolly (W Jolly 1882), would appear to be an incomplete millstone, although the tradition of its marking the rallying-place of the local clans is still well-known.
Visited by OS (A A) 25 April 1970.
Afforested.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
