Finnarts Hill
Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Finnarts Hill
Classification Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 60914
Site Number NX07SE 9
NGR NX 05529 74538
NGR Description NX 05529 74538 and NX 05526 74551
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ballantrae (Kyle And Carrick)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX07SE 9 0553 7454 and 0553 7455.
'A': NX 0553 7455 and 'B' NX 0552 7456. Two alleged standing stones
(J Smith 1895), small, rough-faced and standing in small water-filled hollows on open moorland. 'A' is 1.2m high by 0.7m by 0.6m; 'B' is 0.6m high by 0.8m by 0.7m.
Visited by OS (JD) 4 November 1955
NX 0553 7454 and NX 0553 7455. Two standing stones as described in previous report.
Surveyed at 1:10000.
Visited by OS (BS) 19 May 1976
(NX 0553 7454 and NX 0553 7455) Standing Stones (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1978)
Field Visit (May 1981)
Finnarts Hill NX 055 745 NX07SE 9
This standing stone (0.8m by 0.5m at the base and 0.9m in height) stands on open moor land 330m NNE of the summit of Finnarts Hill; what may be the stump of a second lies 12.9m to the NNW.
RCAHMS 1981, visited May 1981
Desk Based Assessment (November 2010 - July 2015)
CFA Archaeology Ltd undertook an assessment of the potential effects of the proposed Glen App Windfarm (the Development) on cultural heritage.
All historic environmental features within the development area were identified and the nature of effects on these features discussed.
Funder: Land Use Consultants Ltd
CFA Archaeology Ltd