MHG5162 - Standing Stone - Clach Na H-Annait
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
NG52SE 2 5894 2030.
(NG 5894 2030) Clach Na H-Annait (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
Clach na h-annait ('Stone of the Mother Church') is a standing stone, quadrangular in section for the greater part of its length, measuring 7ft 9ins in height above ground and 5ft 10ins in girth at base. Martin (1934) describes it as 10ft high and 1ft 6ins broad 1695. MacLeod (1912) and Donaldson (1923) say that a bell and stoup were found beneath this stone, but the ONB (1875) compiled five or six years after their discovery, states that they were dug up near the supposed walls of St Bridget's Chapel (q.v. NG52SE 3). The site of this chapel may have
been on a rocky mound about 25 yards SE of the stone, but all traces of the building have disappeared, and the exact site is not known.
Name Book 1875; F T MacLeod 1912; M E M Donaldson 1923; RCAHMS 1928; M Martin 1934.
Clach na h'Annait: a standing stone as described by RCAHMS. Around the base are a number of small stones, probably the result of field clearance.
Visited by OS (A C) 17 April 1961.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG2132 Text/Publication/Volume: Donaldson, M E M. 1923. Wanderings in the Western Highlands and Islands. 2nd, rev.. 119.
- --- SHG2494 Text/Publication/Volume: Macleod, D J (ed.). 1934. A description of the Western Islands of Scotland circa 1695. 4th. 206.
- --- 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. . 214, No. 666.
- --- SHG3340 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Skye, Book No. 10, 49.
- --- SHG4370 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4394 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4395 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG828 Text/Publication/Article: Macleod, F T. 1912. 'Further notes on the antiquities of Skye, chiefly the Districts of Sleat and Strath', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 46 1911-12, p.202-12. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 202-12. 204.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5893 2030 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG52SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11449 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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