Standing Stone
Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Standing Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Giant’s Grave, as well as near Dùn a’ Choin Duibh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dùn a’ Choin Duibh and Dunmore House.
Dùn a’ Choin Duibh
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn a' Choin Duibh is a hillfort located near Torinturk, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. According to the local shanachies, the fort is named after a black wolfhound which was half wolf, which defended the fort. Dùn a’ Choin Duibh is situated 2,100 feet north of Standing Stone.
Dunmore House
Building
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmore House is a building, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torinturk and Whitehouse.
Torinturk
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torinturk is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Torinturk is 5 miles from Tarbert. Torinturk comes from the Gaelic for the hill of the boar. This is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed.
Whitehouse
Hamlet
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehouse is a hamlet on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located around 5.5 miles southwest of Tarbert and around 25 miles north of Campbeltown. Whitehouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Standing Stone.
Ardpatrick
Hamlet
Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardpatrick is a village at the southwestern extremity of the Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland. The village is built along the north western shore of West Loch Tarbert. Ardpatrick is situated 4 miles southwest of Standing Stone.
Standing Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.81412° or 55° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
-5.50827° or 5° 30′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7PRF7R+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13050495831OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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