What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Calamanach as Standing Stone (prehistoric)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Calamanach is a standing stone that may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. Its name, derived from the Gaelic *calad* (sudden) and *mànaich* (spirit), suggests a possible association with local folklore or beliefs in supernatural beings.
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Places near here
DirnaneanBuilding (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 206 yd
Calamanach WoodHut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 705 yd
Allt Doire Nan EunFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval), Head Dyke (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1252 yd
Faire Na PaitigCairnfield (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1752 yd
Kindrogan HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
Meall OdharMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
CorrydonForest · 4.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Dalnaglar CastleCastle (medieval) · 4.5 mi
Loch MharaichNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 5.4 mi
MenachbanBuilding(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1385 yd
Faire na Paitig Stone CircleArchaeological place · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0