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Latitude: 56.3163 / 56°18'58"N
Longitude: -6.3273 / 6°19'38"W
OS Eastings: 132509
OS Northings: 722177
OS Grid: NM325221
Mapcode National: GBR BDR0.YBD
Mapcode Global: WGYD8.SH5Q
Entry Name: Poit na h-I (Pottie), standing stone 365m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 26 February 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM10625
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a standing stone of prehistoric date, visible as an upstanding monument.
The standing stone is situated in a gently sloping arable field at about 40m OD. It consists of an irregularly shaped granite stone standing to a height of about 2.4m. It is roughly triangular at the base, measuring 0.8m by 0.7m by 0.4m. Some stones cleared from the field have been piled around its base. The monument probably relates to ritual activity of Neolithic or Bronze Age date (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, centred on the standing stone, with a diameter of 20m, 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 potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM32SW 2.
References:
RCAHMS (1980a) ARGYLL: AN INVENTORY OF THE MONUMENTS VOLUME 3: MULL, TIREE, COLL AND NORTHERN ARGYLL (EXCLUDING THE EARLY MEDIEVAL AND LATER MONUMENTS OF IONA), Edinburgh: HMSO, 70, No. 112.
Photographic references:
RCAHMS AG/7939.
RCAHMS AG/7940.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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