MHG784 - Standing Stone, Blar A' Choire

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

Standing Stone (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)

This standing stone is situated in low, wet ground NE of Ben Dorrery, about 1/2 mile NW of Dorrery Lodge. A sandstone slab, it measures 4.5ft in height, 3ft in breadth, and 10ins in thickness. It faces NE-SW. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.

This standing stone is as desdribed by the RCAHMS. No artificial marks are apparent.
Visited by OS (W D J) 10 April 1962.

No change. Visited by OS (J M) 8 July 1981.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 43, No. 156.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference	Centred ND 0688 5565 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND05NE
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (0)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/7633 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.