Knockstapple
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Knockstapple
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Glenmucklach
Canmore ID 38725
Site Number NR71SW 10
NGR NR 7026 1241
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/38725
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Southend
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR71SW 10 7026 1241.
(NR 7026 1240) Standing Stone (NR).
OS 6" map, Argyllshire, 2nd ed., (1924)
This massive stone, in rough pasture,stands 3.2m high and is slightly inclined towards the E; the longer axis is aligned approximately N and S. The stone measures 1.8m by 0.6m at ground level and tapers gradually to a height of 2.4m, where there is a pronounced shoulder on one side; the top is rounded.
RCAHMS 1971, visited 1960.
No change to RCAHMS (1971) report.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (JM) 5 October 1977.
Said to be a 1st millenium BC lunar observatory by Thom (1971).
A Thom 1971; 1979.
