Monument record MHG3142 - Possible Standing Stone, Osdale
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2419 4599 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
NG24NW 9 242 460.
The Water Horse's Grave, Osdale. On a flat shelf once under cultivation on the E slope of Dun Clach, abouut 400 yards NNW of Osdale Croft, is a fallen monolith. Itis a rough four-sided prism and entirely different from the other blocks of stone in the neighbourhood. It measures 7ft in length, 16-20ins in thickness, and at least 20ins broad. Probably a Standing Stone.
RCAHMS 1928.
NG 242 460. A recumbent stone, as described above, except that it measures 2.0m in length. It lies under a dyke enclosing an area of lazy-beds.
Visited by OS (A S P) 14 May 1961.
OS 1:10,560 map (1968 ed.) notes 'Stone' at NG 2423 4597
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 164, No. 525.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
