Craigconnack, the Gowk Stane

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craigconnack, the Gowk Stane as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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.

Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Gowk Stane is likely associated with ritual or territorial marking. Local folklore may connect it to crows or ravens ("gowk" being a Scottish term for these birds), suggesting a possible symbolic or totemic significance.