Monument record MHG9079 - Standing stones, Windhill

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 5327 4834 (24m by 24m)
Map sheet NH54NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish URRAY

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Full Description

NH54NW 9 5327 4834.
Standing Stone (NR) OS 25"map, (1971)

A standing stone 2.3m high and about 0.55m square. 6.4m to the SW is a stone protruding through the turf, and measuring 0.8m by 0.5m by 0.5m high, which may possibly be the remains of a second standing stone. Resurveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (J B) 17 June 1975

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Beaton, A J. 1883. 'Notes on ancient fortifications in the Black Isle, Ross-shire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 17 1882-3, p.414-23. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 414-23. 416.
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Windhill Standing Stones.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 18, No. 68.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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