Monument record MHG11827 - Clach a' Charra, standing stone, 340m E of Opsidale Bridge, Clashmore
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7164 8949 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
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Full Description
Rescheduled 2/2003 - see information in secondary file - HAW 4/2003
NH78NW 11 7164 8949.
Stone (NAT) Clach a' Charra (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1973)
A pointed monolith, 11ft 2ins high, and quadrangular in section, with sides measuring 20ins, 22ins, 17ins and 11ins. across. The south face is flat and smooth and, at a height of 5ft, a hole 1.25" across and 1.75ins deep has been drilled into it about 1ins east of the centre. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
Local tradition says the stone marks the grave of a 'Danish' chief; and Joass calls the hole a staple-hole and notes an associated 'swinging chafe' as if a 'jougs' or iron collar had hung from it.
Name Book 1874.
A standing stone as described. Visited by OS (W D J) 5 6 1963.
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 19 September 1980.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 35, No. 97.
- --- SHG3390 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 122.
- --- SHG9722 Image/Photograph(s): Standing Stone, Ospisdale. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9728 Image/Photograph(s): Standing Stone, Ospisdale. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
