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Latitude: 56.5768 / 56°34'36"N
Longitude: -5.8127 / 5°48'45"W
OS Eastings: 165920
OS Northings: 749269
OS Grid: NM659492
Mapcode National: GBR DC1B.D87
Mapcode Global: WGZD9.PY7J
Entry Name: Beinn Bhan, standing stone 980m WNW of summit
Scheduled Date: 16 February 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7796
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Morvern
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument is a standing stone, probably of prehistoric date.
The monument lies in a clearing in a conifer plantation at around 330m OD. It consists of a standing stone measuring about 1.8m in height, and some 0.5m by 0.6m at the base. The stone is approximately rectangular in cross-section, and has a pointed top. The monument may relate to ritual activity of Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the standing stone and an area around it within which evidence relating to its erection and use is likely to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 20m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM 64 NE 8.
References:
RCAHMS (1980) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona), 66, No. 93, Edinburgh.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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