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Latitude: 56.3609 / 56°21'39"N
Longitude: -5.8607 / 5°51'38"W
OS Eastings: 161628
OS Northings: 725428
OS Grid: NM616254
Mapcode National: GBR CCXX.29K
Mapcode Global: WGZFF.YCCZ
Entry Name: Lochbuie, standing stone 525m E of
Scheduled Date: 11 March 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM10847
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Torosay
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a single standing stone of prehistoric date, visible as an upstanding monument.
The standing stone lies in the SE part of the Isle of Mull, some 940m W of Loch Uisg, at a height of about 14m OD. The stone stands 2m high and measures 1.55m by 0.4m at its base. It is oriented ENE-WSW. The top appears to have been deliberately broken off.
This standing stone lies only some 360m NNW of Lochbuie stone circle and standing stones, and less than 200m from Lochbuie cairn. The monument is evidently part of a prehistoric ritual landscape and is probably of Neolithic or Bronze Age date (late third or second millennium BC).
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material is likely to survive. It is circular in shape and measures 15m in diameter, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual practices. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of similar character and potentially contemporary date, suggesting that it is part of a prehistoric ritual landscape.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NM62NW 3.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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