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Latitude: 56.7513 / 56°45'4"N
Longitude: -6.047 / 6°2'49"W
OS Eastings: 152691
OS Northings: 769503
OS Grid: NM526695
Mapcode National: GBR CBGW.704
Mapcode Global: WGZCF.2KRP
Entry Name: Branault,standing stones 120m NW of
Scheduled Date: 10 April 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6176
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Ardnamurchan
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
This monument consists of two standing stones in a hollow between a pair of ridges of rock.
The stones are composed of basalt. One stone measures 2.2m in height, 1m by 0.6m at the base and has a rounded top. The other stone is located 0.9m to the NNW and measures 0.5m in height and 0.5m by 0.4m at the base.
The area to be scheduled measures 25m in diameter, to include the two standing stones and an area around in which deposits connected with the erection and use of the stones may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual and religious beliefs.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM 56 NW 2.
Reference:
RCAHMS (1972) Argyll List, Vol. 3, No. 99.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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