Gansclet, Rockhill Standing Stone
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Gansclet, Rockhill Standing Stone
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Wic 190
Canmore ID 9020
Site Number ND34SW 21
NGR ND 33824 44731
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 21 33824 44731.
(ND 3382 4473) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
A large flat upright stone which, in 1871, stood about 8ft high, 2ft broad and 4ins thick.
Name Book 1871.
It was broken in the 19th century and in 1910 consisted of one slab protruding 1ft 6ins from the ground with another, 7ft 4ins by 3ft 7ins by 4ins, set on top and held in place by three or four smaller slabs driven into the ground on either face. It faces E-W and is uninscribed.
RCAHMS 1911.
A standing stone, as described.
Visited by OS (R L) 26 April 1967.
Recently re-erected by local farmer.
C Batey 1981.
This standing stone is situated on a low rise in an area of rough pasture 185m NNW of Acorn Cottage (ND 33872 44548). The stone is a slab of sandstone measuring 1.15m in breadth by 0.1m in thickness at ground-level and stands at least 2.55m in height, though the top of the stone may have been broken off. The stone was broken near its base and re-erected in the late-19th century, being held in place by large slabs (the tallest measuring 1.3m in height), which have been driven into the ground at the foot of its E and W faces.
(YARROWS04 660)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004
Field Visit (1981)
Recently re-erected by local farmer.
C Batey 1981.
