Monument record 1187 - MAARI, NORTH UIST

Summary

Standing stone

Location

Grid reference NF 86450 72920 (point)
Map sheet NF87SE
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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Full Description

NF87SE 23 8645 7292.

There is a standing stone, 2.2m high x 0.5m x 0.4m, leaning at an angle of 45 degrees to the south, at NF 7292, on the col between Maari and Crogary Mor.
As it is at the highest point on the saddle between the hills, it may possibly be a boundary marker.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 June 1965.

Standingstone severely tilted to S 22.5cm high, 52cm broad, 45cm thick. A hole dug on the S side about 40cm deep.
Information contained in letter from Van Hoek to OS, 1980.


RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 81, No. 242 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 81, No. 242.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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