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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gigha, Carragh An Tarbert 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective or supernatural powers.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
the Druid's Stone / Giant's Tooth Standing StoneArchaeological place · 5 yd
Gigha, TarbertPit(s) (period Unknown) · 62 yd
East Tarbert BayBay · 380 yd
Kartli Shipwreck MemorialMemorial · 440 yd
Gigha, Tarbert FarmFarmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 609 yd
KartliWreck · 1182 yd
Creag BhanMountain / peak · 1607 yd
Cnoc nan GobharMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Gigha, Druimyeon MoreFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1.1 mi
Sgeir NuadhIslet · 1.4 mi
Sgeir MhòrIslet · 1.4 mi
Ardminish PointHeadland · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0