Forse House
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Forse House
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 8639
Site Number ND23NW 9
NGR ND 2109 3513
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND23NW 9 2109 3513.
A standing stone, rectangular in section and measuring 2ft by 1ft 2ins and 5ft 8ins high, facing NNW-SSE, stands in the corner of an enclosed wood some 200 yds ENE of the gamekeeper's house at Forse.
RCAHMS 1911.
ND 2109 3513. Although well-weathered, this standing stone has no particular archaeological character and may have been a cattle-rubbing stone, like the two similar stones to the W (ND 208 350).
Visited by OS (N K B) 12 May 1967.
(ND 2109 3513) Standing Stone (NAT)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
This 1.7m high stone may be prehistoric in origin.
Visited by OS (J M) 22 March 1983.
