2014

NR8297 : Nether Largie standing stones

taken 12 years ago, near to Slockavullin, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Nether Largie standing stones
Nether Largie standing stones

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David Purchase and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Nether Largie Standing Stones (provided by Patrick Mackie)

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.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Standing Stone
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NR8297, 193 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Purchase   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 29 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8290 9776 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:7.3834N 5:29.6620W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8281 9756
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 66 times