Monument record 626 - POLLACHAR, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Standing stone
Location
| Grid reference | NF 74586 14422 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF71SW |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF71SW 1 7459 1439.
(NF 7459 1439) Standing Stone (NAT).
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
A standing stone is situated on a grassy flat a few yards from the rocks on the shore at Pollachur (or Pollacharra), South Uist, about 70 yards W of Pollachar Inn. It is an irregularly-shaped prism, 5ft 8 ins high and 5ft 9 ins in girth at the foot.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 1915.
As described above.
Visited by OS (W D J) 5 May 1965.
The stone has been reset.
Information contained in letter from Van Hoek to OS, 1980.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 118, No. 401 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 118, No. 401.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
