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Islay, Kilchiaran

Standing Stone (prehistoric)(possible)

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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