Barcaldine Stones

The Barcaldine Stones are two menhirs , ( English standing stones ) west of the A828 road, north of Barcaldine near Benderloch not far from Loch Creran in Argyll and Bute in Scotland .

Although both stones stand together, only one is in situ , the other has been leaned against the first after being removed from its original position to facilitate tillage. The area is rich in menhirs but also in clyde tombs , to which such stones may also have belonged.

The 1.7 m high unset stone is rectangular in profile with a width of 0.85 m and a thickness of 0.2 m and has a point. The second stone is 1.6 m high, 0.6 m wide and 0.3 m thick.

Another pointed, broken 2.1 m high menhir stands near Castle Farm in Barcaldine. There are also the remains of three Cairns . An illustration from 1879 in Loch Etive and The Sons of Uisnach ( German  "Loch Etive and the Sons of Uisnach" ), published by MacMillan & Co., shows the remains of two double circles at Barcaldine. You can be part of the three Cairns, which are about 170 meters southeast of Castle Farm.

Barcaldine Castle is a residential tower north of Benderloch.

literature

• RCAHMS The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the ancient monuments Volume 2: Lorn. Edinburgh. 1975 p. 62
• Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie : Scotland. Archeology and Early History (= Ancient Peoples and Places . 99). Thames and Hudson Ltd., London 1981, ISBN 0-500-02100-7 .

Web links

• Description Engl. and sketch of the Cairns
• Description Engl. and picture
• Entry on Barcaldine Stones  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database

Coordinates: 56 ° 31 ′ 37.1 ″  N , 5 ° 18 ′ 44.6 ″  W.