Menhirs of Blairninich

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The menhirs of Blairninich (also called Fodderty Standing Stones) are north of the road A834 south of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line , in the hamlet Blairninich west of Dingwall in the Highlands in Scotland .

The stone pair is in the garden of Kilvannie Manor in Blairninich. The well-tended, rectangular, western menhir standing in front of Kilvannie Manor is around 2.2 meters high and has two larger bowls . The somewhat hidden, because heavily overgrown, eastern stone is about 1.6 meters high, cylindrical and has a metal protection.

literature

  • John R. Baldwin: Lothian and the Borders (= Exploring Scotland's Heritage. ). Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh 1985, ISBN 0-11-492434-1 .

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Coordinates: 57 ° 35 ′ 56.6 "  N , 4 ° 30 ′ 46"  W.