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Latitude: 58.2737 / 58°16'25"N
Longitude: -3.4335 / 3°26'0"W
OS Eastings: 316016
OS Northings: 932570
OS Grid: ND160325
Mapcode National: GBR K6WV.PX9
Mapcode Global: WH6F8.798M
Entry Name: Bridge of Badnagie,standing stone 600m N of
Scheduled Date: 24 February 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5304
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Latheron
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
This monument is a prehistoric standing stone. The stone is situated on flat moorland and is 1.6m high, 1.5m wide and 0.6m thick. There are packing stones at the base of the standing stone. The area to be scheduled measures 20m in diameter, to include the standing stone and an area around in which traces of activities associated with its erection may survive, as shown in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to our understanding of prehistoric ritual beliefs.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as ND 13 SE 29.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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