Scheduled Monument

Halsary,standing stones 450m WNW of and 620m NW ofSM5301

Status: Designated

Documents

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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.

Summary

Date Added
10/02/1992
Type
Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Local Authority
Highland
Parish
Watten
NGR
ND 17639 49228
Coordinates
317639, 949228

Description

This monument consists of 2 standing stones which have been left in clearings in a forestry plantation. The S stone is a grey schistose slab, now split vertically into 3 portions and leaning slightly to the SE. It faces NW-SE and measures 1.4m high by 0.8m to 1m broad and 0.4m thick. The stone sits in a hollow about 0.3m deep and a number of packing stones are visible around the base.

The N stone is about 0.6m high, 0.7m broad and 0.3m thick. This stone is set in a low and ill-defined mound. The two areas to be scheduled measure 10m in diameter, to include the stones and areas around both stones in which traces of activities associated with their erection may survive, as shown in red on the attached map.

Statement of National Importance

These monuments are of national importance for their potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric ritual beliefs. The stones are set in thick peat and significant archaeological remains may survive in the area around the base of both stones.

References

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as ND 14 NE 2 and 3

About Scheduled Monuments

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