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Gigha, Carragh An Tarbert

Standing Stone (prehistoric)
Gigha, Carragh An Tarbert
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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.

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