2016

NS4380 : The Hill of Standing Stones

taken 7 years ago, near to Blairquhomrie, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

The Hill of Standing Stones
The Hill of Standing Stones
An old cattle stance marker is on top of the cairn, right of centre. The view is towards the hill Knockupple, which is directly behind the centre of the cairn: Link
The Hill of Standing Stones

There is no record that standing stones, in the usual archaeological sense, ever stood here. Documentary evidence suggests instead that the name "Standing Stones" referred to march stones (boundary markers) that stood here, and which are probably now among those that make up the summit cairn; some of the cairn's stones have interesting markings. A planning application for a 10-turbine wind farm centred on the hill was rejected in October 2013. An old drove road – Link – passed over the hill; one of its cattle stance markers – Link – is also now incorporated in the summit cairn.

Cattle stance marker 1

This marker indicated a stopping place on the course of an old drove road: Link
Marker 2 has been removed to a nearby farm, but marker 3 is located about 880 metres to the east: Link


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Geographical Context: Uplands
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Relics of the limestone industry on Dumbarton Muir Automatic Clusters: · Cattle Stance Marker [7] Title Clusters: · The Hill of Standing Stones [2] ·
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NS4380, 45 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 7 November, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4359 8045 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.4862N 4:30.5468W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4358 8046
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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