Monument record MHG784 - Standing Stone, Blar A' Choire

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Grid reference Centred ND 0688 5565 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND05NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Standing Stone (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)

This standing stone is situated in low, wet ground NE of Ben Dorrery, about 1/2 mile NW of Dorrery Lodge. A sandstone slab, it measures 4.5ft in height, 3ft in breadth, and 10ins in thickness. It faces NE-SW. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.

This standing stone is as desdribed by the RCAHMS. No artificial marks are apparent.
Visited by OS (W D J) 10 April 1962.

No change. Visited by OS (J M) 8 July 1981.

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  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 43, No. 156.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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