Camas to Staca
The west-east-oriented menhir ( English standing stone ) Camas an Staca is located in the south of the Hebridean island of Jura in Argyll and Bute in Scotland .
It has a height of 3.5 m and a width of 1.2 m. It stands on the edge of a large heap of stones about 0.6 m high with larger stones at the north end.
The menhir is in an overgrown, furrowed area. The supposedly irregular Cairn seems to consist of reading stones . There is no evidence of curbs or a stone box .
literature
- Marion Campbell, Mary Sandeman: Camas to Staca. Standing stone and cairn. In: Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 1966, p. 8, doi : 10.5284 / 1000284 .
- RCAHMS - The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Argyll. An inventory of the monuments. Volume 5: Islay, Jura, Colonsay and Oronsay. HMSO, Edinburgh 1984, ISBN 0-11-492345-0 .
Web links
- Entry on Camas an Staca in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
- Description Engl. and picture
See also
literature
- Thomas Pennant : A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides. MDCCLXXII. Monk, Chester 1774.
- 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 .
Coordinates: 55 ° 48 '34.7 " N , 6 ° 2' 55.6" W.