MHG5133 - Possible standing stone - Prabost

Summary

Possible standing stone recorded by RCAHMS in 1928. Subsequent surveys have not identified the location of the stone.

Type and Period (1)

STANDING STONE? (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)

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None recorded

Full Description

NG44NW 5 centred 42 49.

About 150 yards N of the sculptured stone (NG44NW 1) near the junction of the roads from Portree and Tote to Uig, on rough heathery muirland, is an irregular block, probably a standing stone, measuring 3ft 6ins in height and 8ft 3ins in girth at the base.
RCAHMS 1928.

Not found.
Visited by OS (C F W) 24 April 1961.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 205, No. 639.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 42106 49219 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG44NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	SNIZORT

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/11284 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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