2013

NR8297 : Nether Largie Standing Stones - Stone L

taken 13 years ago, near to Slockavullin, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Nether Largie Standing Stones  - Stone L
Nether Largie Standing Stones - Stone L
Stone L, to use the Canmore reference, is the most northerly of the main alignment of Nether Largie Standing Stones. At least one cup mark is visible in this photograph.
Nether Largie Standing Stones

Thought to have been erected about 3,200 years ago, this group of standing stones lies at the southern end of Kilmartin Glen and in sight of several of the burial cairns of the linear cemetery.
There are five main stones in a group of twelve stones overall. The stones are arranged in an elongated X-shape 75m long with an outlier about 200 metres to the north-west. The main axis is at 23 degrees east of true north. Three of the stones have incised decorations such as cup-and-ring marks, and one hypothesis is that they were sections of earth-fast decorated slabs prised out and re-used as standing stones.
There are some people who hold the view that this alignment of stones was erected to mark key points in the lunar cycle.
Detailed information is available on the RCAHMS website at LinkExternal link. The Canmore ID is 39471.


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NR8297, 193 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Patrick Mackie   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 26 December, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 December, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8284 9764 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:7.3172N 5:29.7140W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8284 9764
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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