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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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14639
- Council Highland
- Parish Dornoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
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.
