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Latitude: 58.3286 / 58°19'42"N
Longitude: -3.205 / 3°12'17"W
OS Eastings: 329526
OS Northings: 938413
OS Grid: ND295384
Mapcode National: GBR L6GQ.6JS
Mapcode Global: WH6DZ.RX0M
Entry Name: Hill o'Many Stanes,stone rows
Scheduled Date: 27 September 1934
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM90162
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone rows
Location: Latheron
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual practice and belief and because it is an outstanding example of a type of monument unique to only a few places in northern Europe.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as ND23NE 6.
References:
Thom A, Thom A S and Burl A 1990, STONE ROWS AND STANDING STONES BRITAIN, IRELAND AND BRITTANY, Brit Archaeol Rep Int Ser 560, Oxford, 284-5.
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Hill o'Many Stanes
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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