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Alva Church
Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Alva Church
Classification Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 47063
Site Number NS89NE 18
NGR NS 88 97
NGR Description NS c. 88 97
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47063
- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Alva
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
Field Visit (26 July 1927)
Standing Stones, near Alva Church.
These stones, which are referred to in the New Statistical Account, vol. viii, p. 184, no longer exist.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 26 July 1927.
Note (1978)
Alva NS c.88 97 NS89NE 18
Several large upright stones, possibly of prehistoric date, were recorded in the proximity of Alva church.
RCAHMS 1978
(NSA, viii, Stirling, 183)
