What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Kilchiaran as Standing Stone (prehistoric)(possible). 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, the standing stone at Kilchiaran on Islay may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient druidic practices or as markers for ritual sites.
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Places near here
Cill ChiarainRuins · 76 yd
Islay, KilchiaranCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 104 yd
Islay, Kilchiaran BayRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 293 yd
Port Uamh nan EunBay · 621 yd
Kilchiaran BayBay · 801 yd
Islay, Allt Cnoc Na GainimhShieling Hut (post Medieval)(possible) · 1.1 mi
TurnaichaidhMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Kilchoman Cross-slabHeritage attraction · 1.9 mi
Islay, Creag MhorCave (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Islay, Kilchoman, Kilchomann Military CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.9 mi
Beinn Tart a' MhillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Kilchoman CrossHeritage attraction · 2.0 mi