Description

The monument consists of circle of small standing stones on a gently sloping hillside above Loch a'Phobuill. The circle is of relatively large diameter, and slightly flattened in plan, being 42m NW-SE by 37m NE-SW. It is formed of small uprights, only two of which exceed 1m in height, although peat cover may conceal a greater height for some of the stones. Fourteen stones stand upright, and a further three can be detected, probably fallen, in the peat.

Originally, if the spacing was approximately even, 45 to 50 stones would have been required for the circle. A very slight bank runs round the perimeter, with the stones set on or near it. The area to be scheduled is a large circle, 160m in diameter and centred on the centre of the circle, to include the stones, perimeter bank, interior of the circle and an area of land outside, within which evidence relating to the construction and use of the monument may survive. The area is marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a rare survival of its type in the S part of the Western Isles, and also as one of two circles which form members of a large local group of cairns, stone circles and standing stones. This grouping offers an opportunity to study the associations of different forms of Neolithic ritual monument. The peat cover around the stone circle suggests that more stones and stone-sockets may remain to be discovered.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NF 86 SW 28.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland