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Lewis, Aird A'chaolais

Standing Stone (prehistoric)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lewis, Aird A'chaolais as Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have been part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape. Its purpose could have been linked to astronomical observations, territorial markers, or ancestral commemoration, though specific folklore or use is not recorded.

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