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Camore Wood

Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible), Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Site Name Camore Wood

Classification Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible), Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Drumdivan; Loch-an-treel

Canmore ID 14639

Site Number NH78NE 7

NGR NH 7808 8990

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Dornoch
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NH78NE 7 7808 8990.

(NH 7808 8990) Standing Stone (NR)

OS 6" map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1907)

In Camore Wood, about 170 yards SE of the E end of Loch-an-treel, is a standing stone - a large monolith of sandstone, roughly quadrangular at base, tapering to a point at its upper extremity. It is 8' 9" in height above the ground, 2' 5" across the W face at base, and 1' 10" across the N.

RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.

A standing stone, as described by RCAHMS.

Visited by OS (A A) 31 March 1971.

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