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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tarbert (Gigha) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by DavidHoyle on Sunday, 04 June 2023  Page Views: 8803

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tarbert (Gigha) Alternative Name: Carragh An Tarbet, Druid's Stone
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Isle of Gigha
Map Ref: NR6554952292  Landranger Map Number: 62
Latitude: 55.707210N  Longitude: 5.733428W
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.
 5 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.
 5 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
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Tarbert (Gigha)
Tarbert (Gigha) submitted by DavidHoyle : Stone looking NW. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A standing stone at the north of the isle of Gigha - it now leans considerably out of the vertical towards the east and the top is divided into two peaks by a deep indentation due to the weathering of a natural fissure. Said to be a prehistoric lunar observatory by Alexander Thom - see comment and simulation below on our page from David Hoyle supporting this.

A prominent standing stone situated close to the east side of the public road. Known as "The Druids' Stone", it measures 0.9m by 0.41m at the base, and rises to a height of 2.34m; the longer axis is aligned north and south.

Source: Canmore site no. 38608
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Tarbert (Gigha)
Tarbert (Gigha) submitted by DavidHoyle : View looking approx south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tarbert (Gigha)
Tarbert (Gigha) submitted by DavidHoyle : View of the stone looking NE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tarbert (Gigha)
Tarbert (Gigha) submitted by DavidHoyle : View to the stone looking NW towards Jura. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tarbert (Gigha)
Tarbert (Gigha) submitted by DavidHoyle : Panorama of the stone. Lovely views of Jura, Islay and the mainland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NR6552 : Standing Stone by James T M Towill
by James T M Towill
©2012(licence)
NR6552 : Carragh an Tarbert, the Druids' Stone by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2017(licence)
NR6552 : The 'Leaning' Standing Stone on Gigha (Carragh An Tarbert) by G Laird
by G Laird
©2018(licence)
NR6552 : Standing stone at Tarbert, Isle of Gigha by Alpin Stewart
by Alpin Stewart
©2018(licence)
NR6552 : The Druids' Stone by James T M Towill
by James T M Towill
©2018(licence)

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Re: Tarbert (Gigha) The Giant's Tooth by DavidHoyle on Saturday, 03 June 2023
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Thom is spot on with this - it would have been an excellent lunar observatory with excellent views of the moon rise in the NE over Meall Reamer and then setting over Jura in the NW. Views of the moonset would have been especially good.
https://www.standingstones.org/viewer.html?name=tarbert-gigha_nr6554952292&country=uk&year=3750&grid=None&res=Med&label=None&zoom=60&x=324.4548611111111&y=0.9297526041666657

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Re: Tarbert (Gigha) The Giant's Tooth by davidmorgan on Sunday, 02 December 2012
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Re: Tarbert (Gigha) The Giant's Tooth by AngieLake on Monday, 16 August 2010
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The Giant's Tooth is the name of a well known standing stone on the island of Gigha. A friend, who'd recently holidayed in the area, showed me two postcards of it tonight.
Patrick Mackie's 2005 photo of the stone is on the site page under 'Nearby images from Geograph Britain and Ireland'.

There's a mention of it on this website:
http://www.walkingstories.com/region.cfm/region_page_ID/5/country_ID/242/menu_ID/2/region_ID/38/title/Isle%20of%20Gigha
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"History

Although Gigha may seem relatively inaccessible today, in the Viking period, when most travel and trade was by sea, it would have been close to an important communications route up and down the west coast of Scotland. A number of carved stones give clues about early cultures. The ruined church at Kilchattan dates from the 13th century, with some very old gravestones in the churchyard.

The Giant's Tooth - also known as the Hanging Stone - is perhaps the best known of the prehistoric monuments on the island. It certainly looks like an enormous incisor embedded in the ground, but as the latter name suggests, it is believed it was used as a place of execution at one time. Today the Giant's Tooth is featured in the Heritage Trust's emblem."

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