What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Garvard 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 Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have been part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective or territorial functions, though specific traditions for this site are not recorded.
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Places near here
Colonsay, Garvard, FarmFarmstead (post Medieval) · 305 yd
Tràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 1062 yd
Colonsay,teampull A' GhlinneBurial Cairn (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible), Burial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible), Chapel (medieval) · 1186 yd
Colonsay, the StrandSanctuary Marker(s) (medieval) · 1198 yd
Colonsay AirfieldAirfield (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
Port LobhBay · 1.3 mi
Port a' ChapuillBay · 1.3 mi
Leaba MhòrMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Beinn OronsayMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Oronsay PrioryHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
Queen's Bay / Loch StaosnaigBeach / strand · 2.1 mi
Lord Colonsay MonumentMemorial · 2.2 mi