Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
Clach an Trushal is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland. Above ground it stands approximately 5.8 metres tall, is 1.83 m wide and at its thickest point is 1.5 m thick, with a girth at its base of 4.75 m.Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: menhir in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Clach An Truishal Standing Stone”, “Clach an Trushal”, “Clach an Trushal, standing stone, Ballantrushal”, and “Trushal Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steinacleit.
Steinacleit
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The site consists of an array of boulders that mark what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly demarcate a huge hall overlaying the site. Steinacleit is situated 1¼ miles east of Clach an Trushal Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballantrushal and Borve.
Ballantrushal
Village
Photo: DJB, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballantrushal is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857.
Borve
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, 17 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway. Borve is situated 2½ miles northeast of Clach an Trushal Standing Stone.
Barvas
Village
Photo: Sfniall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. Barvas is situated 3 miles south of Clach an Trushal Standing Stone.
Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
- Categories: menhir, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.39344° or 58° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
-6.49293° or 6° 29′ 35″ westHeight
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9CCM9GV4+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1200100235OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1094625
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Clach an Trushal Standing Stone” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Menhir Clach an Trushal”
- Dutch: “Clach an Trushal”
- German: “Clach an Truiseil”
- German: “Clach an Truisheal”
- German: “Clach an Trushal”
- Irish: “Clach an Truiseil”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Clach an Truiseil”
- Spanish: “Menhir Clach an Trushal”
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Highlights include Mol Eire and Dun.
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