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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Text Pages >> Clach na Ban-righ - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in Isle of Coll

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Clach na Ban-righ Alternative Name: Queen Stone
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Coll Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 Nearest Village: Clabhach
Map Ref: NM181582
Latitude: 56.630502N  Longitude: 6.598473W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
2

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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Argyll

This glacial erratic was featured in BBC 2's 'Grand Tours of The Scottish Islands' on 2nd November 2015.
It's a very large chunk of rock balanced on three small rocks on Ben Hogh on the Isle of Coll.
A good photo can be seen here:
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/islands/ben-hogh.shtml
and also here:
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/164963

Dr Samuel Johnson came here on his tour of the Hebrides in 1773, and a diary of this journey, from August to November of that year, was written by James Boswell:
'A Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell.'

On Tuesday, 5th October Boswell records that he and Dr Johnson set out from Grissipol heading for Breacacha, the family seat of the Laird of Col, and on their way they passed this stone.
To quote from the book:
"We passed by a place where there is a very large stone, I may call it a rock; - "a vast weight for Ajax." The tradition is, that a giant threw such another stone at his mistress, up to the top of a hill, at a small distance; and that she in return, threw this mass down to him. It was all in sport.
Malo me petit lasciva puella.
As we advanced, we came to a large extent of plain ground. I had not seen such a place for a long time. Col [the Laird] and I took a gallop upon it by way of race. It was very refreshing to me, after having been so long taking short steps in hilly countries."
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NM1858 : North side of Ben Hogh by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2019(licence)
NM1858 : Glacial boulder by Callum Black
by Callum Black
©2006(licence)
NM1858 : Path on Ben Hogh by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2019(licence)
NM1858 : Triangulation pillar, Ben Hogh by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2019(licence)
NM1858 : Ben Hogh Trig by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2014(licence)

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