MHG635 - Possible Standing Stone, Grey Stone, Mybster
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
GR corrected to above from 1st ed OS Greystone - HAW 8/2003
ND15SE 9 1678 5269.
Grey Stone (NR) OS 6" map, (1960)
Grey Stone (NAT) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Grey Stone, formerly 'Clach Ghlaise' appears to be natural but is said to be one of the standing stones marking the site of a grave. It was split by blasting a few years before 1872.
Name Book 1872.
As described above. The only other stones in the area are clearance heaps. No further information is known concerning the alleged tradition of this stone.
Visited by OS (N K B) 10 November 1965.
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1679 5269 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND15SE |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8343 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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