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Arran, Cnoc Na Ceille

Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Site Name Arran, Cnoc Na Ceille

Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Machrie Farm

Canmore ID 39759

Site Number NR93SW 6

NGR NR 91010 34558

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council North Ayrshire
  • Parish Kilmory
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Cunninghame
  • Former County Buteshire

Archaeology Notes (1973 - 1977)

NR93SW 6 9101 3455.

(NR 9101 3454). Standing Stone (NR)

OS 6" map, Buteshire, (1924)

A sandstone monolith with its face oriented E-W, 6ft 8ins (2.03m) high, 6ft 3ins (1.9m) broad and 13ins (0.33m) thick.

Source: J Balfour 1910.

NR 9101 3455. A standing stone as described by Balfour. It has about six natural cup-shaped depressions on its south face.

Surveyed at 1:10 000.

Visited by OS (B S) 5 October 1977.

Activities

Airborne Laser Scanning Interpretation (11 July 2018)

The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.

HES Survey and Recording 11 July 2018

Barber 1997

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