What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Balnahard, Clach A' Pheanais as Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, Clach A' Pheanais may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial focus. The name, meaning "Priest's Stone," suggests a later association with Christian or folkloric tradition, though its original prehistoric purpose remains unclear.
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Places near here
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Port a' BhuailteinBay · 1.5 mi
Tràigh BànBeach / strand · 1.8 mi
Colonsay, CreaganFarmstead (post Medieval) · 2.1 mi
Colonsay, Port Nam FliuchanCave (nil Antiquity) · 2.7 mi
Colonsay, Loch An SgoltaireArtillery Fortification (17th Century), Castle (medieval)(possible), Summerhouse (19th Century) · 2.7 mi
ColonsayIsland · 3.6 mi