MHG468 - Standing Stone, Beinn Bhan
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- STANDING STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Standing Stone (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
Standing Stone, Beinn Bhan: This basalt monolith, 1.8m in height and 0.6m by 0.5m at the base, stands within a recent forestry plantation, on a site which commands extensive views over Fiunary Forest and the Sound of Mull. Aligned N and S, it is rectangular in section, and rises with straightish sides to a pointed top.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973; Information from OS (JS) 17 April 1973.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG23291 Text/Report/Management Plan: Forestry Commission & Historic Scotland. 2008. Beinn Bhan Standing Stone, Morvern. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- SHG2660 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1980. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). . 66, No. 93.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6595 4922 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM64NE |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM7796 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22437 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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