Description

The monument is a single standing stone likely to date to the late Neolithic (3500BC-2500BC) or Bronze Age (2500BC-800BC). The stone has fallen and survives as a recumbent monolith oriented northeast by southwest. It measures about 2.55m in length and is rectangular in section, measuring about 0.5m in breadth and about 0.3m in thickness. It is positioned on a level shelf on a southeast facing hillside, with a track directly to the south, at about 60m above sea level.

The stone appears to have fallen to the southwest. A hollow previously recorded under its northeast end and now no longer visible has been interpreted as the probable socket of the stone. The southwest end of the stone is now embedded in the turf. Near the southwest end a large slice has been broken off from its underside (originally its west edge), and it is on the shoulder formed by this breakage that the stone has come to rest. 

The scheduled area is circular, measuring 8m in diameter, centred on the monument. It includes the remains described above and an area around within which evidence relating to the monument's construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map. The above-ground components of the deer fence and the ditch associated with the adjacent track are specifically excluded from the scheduling.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as it makes a significant contribution to our understanding or appreciation of the past as a good example of a single standing stone. It adds to our understanding of prehistoric ritual monuments. The monument has the potential to enhance our understanding of ritual and ceremonial activities in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, and specifically, the beliefs of the people who erected the standing stone and the associated activities carried out in its vicinity. It would have been an important component of the wider prehistoric landscape of settlement, agriculture and ritual and is part of a wider network of contemporary monuments. Ritual and ceremonial monuments such as standing stones are one of our main sources of information for the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Scotland and so are an important element in our understanding of the nature of Scotland's prehistoric society and landscape.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Canmore

https://canmore.org.uk/site/22291/

Source: Historic Environment Scotland