Ben Dorrery
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible), Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Ben Dorrery
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible), Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 7766
Site Number ND05SE 4
NGR ND 0672 5499
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7766
- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND05SE 4 0672 5499.
(ND 0672 5499) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 6" map, (1964)
On the E shoulder of Ben Dorrery and about 1/2 mile W of Dorrery Lodge is a standing stone measuring 5ft in height above ground, 3ft in breadth and 1ft 2ins in thickness. It faces ENE and WSW and is slightly pointed towards its upper extremity.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
This standing stone is as described by the RCAHMS; 14m to the S is a large recumbent stone 1.9m long, 0.9m in breadth narrowing to a point, and 0.2m thick. There are no other similar stones nearby.
Visited by OS (W D J) 6 April 1961.
The Standing stone is as described above. The recumbent stone noted by the previous OS field investigator is as described except that it has been broken off at the pointed end, probably in fairly recent times judging by the unweathered appearance of the fractured section.
Visited by OS (J M) 10 July 1981.
