What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Scalasaig as Standing Stone(s) (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 Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the standing stones at Colonsay, Scalasaig may have been used for ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial purposes. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective charms or ancient burial practices.
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Places near here
Lord Colonsay MonumentMemorial · 433 yd
Cnoc na Faire MòrMountain / peak · 436 yd
Colonsay, Scalasaig, Scalasaig FarmFarmhouse (19th Century) · 489 yd
Colonsay, Scalasaig, Scalasaig Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 490 yd
Colonsay, ScalasaigShort Cist (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age)(possible) · 510 yd
Queen's Bay / Loch StaosnaigBeach / strand · 709 yd
Colonsay, Dun EibhinnBuilding(s) (medieval), Building(s) (18th Century) - (19th Century), Fort (medieval), Fort (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 837 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 901 yd
Port an ObainBay · 1124 yd
Beinn nan GudaireanMountain / peak · 1309 yd
Unknown: Port An Obain, Scalasaig, Colonsay, AtlanticCraft (20th Century) · 1392 yd
ColonsayIsland · 1.1 mi