Monument record MHG54214 - Possible standing stone, Castle Leod

Summary

A stone is marked on modern mapping in the grounds of Castle Leod.

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Grid reference NH 48719 59186 (point) (Surveyed)
Map sheet NH45NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish FODDERTY

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Stone shown on modern mapping. Not shown on historic mapping, so some doubts must remain as to how old it is. <1>

This stone was noted during a study of the astronomical alignments of two stones, at Kilvannie, which stand 1,230m to the E. It is 0.90m high, 0.74m wide by 0.55m thick, is made of shist and is aligned N-S. The stone has the appearance of being broken and could be the stump of a larger megalith. Now obscured by trees, it is suggested that it may have formed an alignment with the stones at Kilvannie for determining the sun at equinoxes. <2>

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  • <1>XY Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. [Mapped feature: #44715 ]
  • <2> Text/Manuscript: Scott, D. 03/1986. The Solar Alignment At Kilvannie, Ross-shire.. Yes.

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Record last edited

Feb 1 2011 10:25AM

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