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Latitude: 55.9738 / 55°58'25"N
Longitude: -5.838 / 5°50'16"W
OS Eastings: 160628
OS Northings: 682297
OS Grid: NR606822
Mapcode National: GBR CDZX.SSM
Mapcode Global: WGZHD.937Q
Entry Name: Tarbert,standing stone,Jura
Scheduled Date: 19 March 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4738
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Jura
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Kintyre and the Islands
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument is an area of ground containing a standing stone and traces of activities associated with the erection and use of the standing stone. The stone stands 2.5m high and measures 0.6m by 0.25m at base. It is situated 290m W of the chapel and burial ground at Tarbert. A low mound extends NW of it. The scheduled area includes the stone itself and an area within an 8m radius of it, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as an exceptionally well-preserved standing stone and an area round it containing traces of activities associated with its erection and use which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric ceremonial and burial practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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