Castle Farm, Barcaldine
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Castle Farm, Barcaldine
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 23324
Site Number NM94SW 3
NGR NM 91166 40265
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Ardchattan And Muckairn (Argyll And Bute)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM94SW 3 9117 4027.
(NM 9117 4027) Standing Stone (NR)
This standing stone formerly stood about 3.1 metres from the most westerly of the three cairns described under NM94SW 10. When it fell, it was re-erected on its present site (Smith 1879). As it now stands, it measures 0.45 by 0.15 metres at its base and stands 2.1 metres in height.
RCAHMS 1975.
As described.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale
Visited by OS (RD) 9 November 1971.
Field Visit (May 1967)
The group of cairns at NM94SW 10 was originally accompanied by a standing stone, which, according to Pennant, was situated about 10 feet (3.1 m) from the SW cairn and stood to a height of 7 feet (2.1 m) (Tour, I, 413). Subsequently the stone fell and was re-erected on the N tip of an esker 120 m E of the cairns (Smith, Loch Etive, 176). As it stands at present, it measures 0.45 m by 0.15 m at its base and 2.1 m in height.
RCAHMS 1975, visited May 1967.
