2024

NR8297 : Nether Largie Standing Stones

taken 2 years ago, near to Slockavullin, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Nether Largie Standing Stones
Nether Largie Standing Stones
The alignment of five main standing stones with smaller ancillary stones runs from north-north-east to south-south-west at Nether Largie. This is one of the two most southerly stones. See LinkExternal link for a detailed description.

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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
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stone of the Nether Largie Alignment [18] Title Clusters: · Nether Largie Standing Stones [21] ·
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NR8297, 193 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Anne Burgess   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 10 September, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 21 September, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8281 9757 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:7.2787N 5:29.7394W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 8281 9757
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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