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Latitude: 55.5897 / 55°35'22"N
Longitude: -5.1653 / 5°9'55"W
OS Eastings: 200626
OS Northings: 637443
OS Grid: NS006374
Mapcode National: GBR FFMY.8R2
Mapcode Global: WH1MQ.MRJQ
Entry Name: Estate Office,standing stones 500m NE of
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4840
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Kilbride
County: North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward: Ardrossan and Arran
Traditional County: Buteshire
The monument comprises three standing stones of the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, some 3500 to 4500 years old arranged in rough alignment from W to E. The westernmost stone is 3.6m high, 0.6m broad and 0.5m thick; the central stone is 2.3m high with a triangular base of 0.5m sides; the easternmost stone, which lies on the other side of the drive of Brodick castle from the other two, is 2.5m high, 0.6m broad and 0.3m thick. The area to be scheduled around each stone measures 10m in diameter, from the centre of each stone, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as an unusual stone setting which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric ritual activity; the sockets of the stones may also contain cremated burials. The monument is of particular importance because of the discovery nearby of human remains ' further burials may await discovery in the immediate vicinity of the stones.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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