
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Uist, Sligeanach Kildonan as Human Remains (period Unknown), Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Prehistoric standing stones in South Uist are often associated with the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, likely serving ritual, territorial, or astronomical functions. Local folklore may connect such stones with ancestral memory or supernatural beings, though specific traditions for Sligeanach Kildonan are not widely recorded.
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Places near here
Kildonan, South UistStructure (period Unassigned) · 178 yd
Beach north of Trolaisgeir, South UistBeach · 470 yd
Beach by Sligeanach KildonanBeach · 533 yd
South Uist, KildonanErosion Site (period Unknown) · 1028 yd
Church at Bornais, South UistChurch, cross or graveyard · 1325 yd
Bornais ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 1364 yd
South Uist War Memorial - WWII - East Panel - bHeritage place · 1.1 mi
South Uist War Memorial - WWI - East PanelHeritage place · 1.1 mi
Beinn CoraraidhMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Ormacleit CastleCastle, fort or tower · 2.1 mi
Ormicleit CastleCastle, fort or tower · 2.1 mi
HeabhalMountain / peak · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0