Lang Stane o 'Craigearn

The Lang Stane o 'Craigearn is an approximately 3.5 m high menhir ( English standing stone ) made of gray granite . It stands in the garden of the house "Paddockhurst" on the grounds of Littlewood Cottage on a small hill southwest of Kemnay near Inverurie and south of the road B993 in Aberdeenshire , Scotland .

The stone, which has been under protection since 2007, is about 1.15 m wide and 0.65 m thick and about 2.7 m in circumference. It is said to be the last stone of a stone circle that has gone out .

The Woodend of Cluny menhir stands nearby .

literature

• 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 and picture
• Entry to Lang Stane o 'Craigearn  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database

Coordinates: 57 ° 13 '27 .4 "  N , 2 ° 27' 32.6"  W.