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North Uist, Airigh Na Gaoithe

Standing Stone (prehistoric), Stone Row (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible)
North Uist, Airigh Na Gaoithe
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Airigh Na Gaoithe as Standing Stone (prehistoric), Stone Row (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone at Airigh Na Gaoithe may have been part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape, possibly linked to early farming communities or astronomical observations. Its association with a stone row suggests it could have had a symbolic or functional role in prehistoric society.

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Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0