Ardachearanbeg
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Ardachearanbeg
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 40511
Site Number NS08NW 5
NGR NS 0021 8612
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40511
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmodan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NS08NW 5 0021 8612.
(NS 0021 8613) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1900)
A single standing stone is situated beside the river.
M Paterson 1970
A standing stone, oriented NNE-SSW and measuring 1.1m x 0.3m x 1.6m high.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (DWR) 23 November 1972
Field Visit (May 1985)
Situated 260m N of Ardachearanbeg near the edge of a field on a level gravel terrace overlooking the River Ruel, this stone measures 1.57m in height and 1m by 0.2m at the base; aligned NE-SW and now leaning distinctly to the SE, it rises with slanting sides to a pointed top.
Visited May 1985
RCAHMS 1988
External Reference (2 November 2012)
A member of the public has informed RCAHMS that this stone has now fallen into the river.
Information from RCAHMS (SIH) 2 November 2012
