2018

NR8297 : Nether Largie Standing Stones

taken 8 years ago, near to Slockavullin, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Nether Largie Standing Stones
Nether Largie Standing Stones
This is the central of five standing stones, which archaeologists believe are connected with alignments of the sun and the moon. This stone has a number of cup and ring marks on its surface, but most are hard to see due to lichen growth on the surface. The stones may have been erected here about 3,200 years ago.

The site is a Scheduled Monument.

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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 Grassland Primary Subject: Standing Stone
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NR8297, 193 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Sutcliffe   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 31 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 5 November, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8283 9761 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:7.3008N 5:29.7221W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8283 9761
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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