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Latitude: 58.4667 / 58°27'59"N
Longitude: -3.2308 / 3°13'50"W
OS Eastings: 328295
OS Northings: 953814
OS Grid: ND282538
Mapcode National: GBR L6DB.SVV
Mapcode Global: WH6DD.BGR7
Entry Name: North Bilbster, standing stone 120m W of
Scheduled Date: 23 January 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8484
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Wick
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
The monument comprises a standing stone, a ritual monument dating from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period (c. 3000-1500BC)
The stone is situated on the edge of a terrace, overlooking the floodplain of the Wick River to the S. It is a massive granitic stone, approximately 2.5m high by up to 2m thick, tapering to a blunt point at the top. Erosion by livestock has revealed the presence of packing stones around the base.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 20m in diameter centred on the stone, to include the stone and an area around it where remains relating to its erection and use may be expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as ND 25 SE 11.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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