Monument record MHG3610 - Clach Na Brataich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6210 3431 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DORES |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
NH63SW 2 6211 3431.
(NH 6213 3434) (Information from Major C J Shaw to OS 5 Feburary 1962) The Banner Stone is a roughly rounded block of stone 3 feet 5 inches long by 3 feet 4 inches wide by 17 inches thick. It contains one circular hole or basin, 6 1/2 inches across and 3 inches deep. The hole contracts a little below its upper lip to 4 1/4 inches diameter. Its walls are vertical, and the bottom is higher in the centre than at the sides. It suggests a stone partially prepared for a millstone. It is known locally as 'Clach-na-brataich' or 'Clach-a-bratich', the 'Stone of the Banner'.
W Jolly 1882.
The Banner Stone, as described by Jolly (W Jolly 1882), would appear to be an incomplete millstone, although the tradition of its marking the rallying-place of the local clans is still well-known.
Visited by OS (A A) 25 April 1970.
Afforested.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1317 Text/Publication/Article: Jolly, W. 1882. On cup-marked stones in the neighbourhood of Inverness; with an appendix on cup-marked stones in the Western Islands. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 16. 300-401. 384-5; fig. 86.
- --- SHG2676 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1994. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Upper Strathnairn, Inverness: an archaeological survey: summary report. .
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
