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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clach a' Phoanais (Strontian) Alternative Name: Strontian Hotel (Strontian); Branks Stone (Strontian); Penance Stone (Strontian); Clach a'BhranguisCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.887 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Fort William Nearest Village: Strontian
Map Ref: NM8158061357
Latitude: 56.692723N Longitude: 5.568599W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Highlands
Recorded as Canmore ID 23124, their 1960 entry says: "This apparently prehistoric standing stone measures 5ft 2ins by 2ft by 14ins, with a deep notch in its top and an iron ring sunk into it. People were chained to it as a punishment on market days (ONB 1872). It is listed by Argyll County Council as The Branks Stone or Penance Stone". The report for 1970 tells us: "As it is not shown in this position on OS 25" 1898 it has presumably been moved here from NM 8154 6136 but there is no local knowledge of the circumstances." [Update August 2017: A post to the Portal shows the stone clearly marked on the 1872 OS Map - see OS Map 1872 Argyllshire, Sheet XXVIII - with thanks to our Anonymous user who posted this. HES have since emailed to acknowledge this is correct; see the comment below with more information].
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also feature a page on this stone - see their entry for Clach a’ Phoanais, Strontian, Inverness-shire, which gives directions, a brief archaeology and history and some local folklore.
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