Mull, Rossal
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Mull, Rossal
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 22222
Site Number NM52NW 6
NGR NM 5434 2820
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22222
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Torosay
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM52NW 6 5434 2820.
(NM 5434 2820) Stone (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
At NM 5434 2820 is a wedge-shaped standing stone 2.1m high by 2.5m in girth at the base. It does not appear to be a prehistoric standing stone and is possibly one of a series of marker stones along the pilgrim route from Green Point to Iona.
Visited by OS (R D) 2 June 1972.
Standing Stone, Rossal: This standing stone is situated just within an arable field, about 360m NE of Rossal. It is 2.1m in height and now leans slightly to the NE. Its long axis is NW and SE and its lozenge-shaped base measures 0.8m by 0.45m.
RCAHMS 1980.
Field Visit (26 April 2018)
A walkover survey was carried out on 26 April 2018 along the route of a proposed new hydro-electric scheme at Rossal, Pennyghael, Isle of Mull. No previously unrecorded sites were encountered.
Information from Oasis (scotiaar1-321810) 2 August 2018
