MHG5605 - Standing Stone - A'Chill, Canna
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
NG20NE 3 2688 0554.
(NG 2688 0554) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
A standing stone, at A'Chill, Canna, 6ft high, 11" broad and 9" thick. It is of freestone, in places highly polished and apparently dressed. Called the 'Stone of Punishment' (S Gordon 1950)
RCAHMS 1928; S Gordon 1950.
Situated on the top of a rocky knoll and reinforced with concrete around its base. Undoubtedly partly dressed, but its period and purpose is impossible to determine. The stone has a small hole near the top on the S face, and is locally known as the 'Stone of Punishment'.
Visited by OS (I S S) 26 May 1972.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2023 Text/Publication/Volume: Campbell, J L. 1984. Canna: the story of a Hebridean island. 4th. Paper (Original). 46-7; pl. 7.
- --- SHG2274 Text/Publication/Volume: Gordon, S. 1950. Afoot in the Hebrides. 205.
- --- 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. . 219, No. 684.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2687 0553 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG20NE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10708 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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