MHG2349 - Standing Stones, Greystones
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- STANDING STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Standing Stone (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Standing Stone, Watten: A pointed boulder, 4ft 9ins high, roughly quadrangular, 3ft by 2ft. Another stone is recorded as having stood near it.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910
c50 years ago there were another two stones standing near the present one; they were removed for building purposes about that time. A third stone is still barely visible above surface. This has no doubt fallen over and gradually been embedded in the soil. These stones were all within a few feet of each other.
Name Book 1871
This unmarked standing stone measures 0.9 by 0.7m and 1.7m high. No info was obtained regarding the other stones.
Visited by OS (W D J) 29 April 1963
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 9 March 1982
Standing stone, Watten. Height: 1.7m. Upright stone 0.9m wide and 0.7m thick standing in an area of cultivation.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2664 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. . 134, No. 485.
- --- SHG3342 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 12, 61.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2444 5436 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25SW |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8780 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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