Clach Bhan
Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Site Name Clach Bhan
Classification Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Glen Avon
Canmore ID 142659
Site Number NJ11SE 30
NGR NJ 1576 1107
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142659
- Council Moray
- Parish Kirkmichael (Moray)
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
Clach Bhan is an area of natural outcrop lying at around 518m above sea level. The place name is derived from the gaelic for 'stone' and 'woman'.
An eighteenth-century account tells how this site once used to be a focus for pregnant women, who travelled from miles to visit the site in the hope that they would be granted a painless labour and quick delivery. Two armchair-like seats are said to have been excavated into the outcrop.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NJ11SE 30 1576 1107
Clach Bhan. This natural rock outcrop is situated at an altitude of about 518m OD.
NMRS. MS/712/40.
