Standing Stone
Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Standing Stone is situated nearby to the tourism office Finlaggan Visitors Centre, as well as near the islet Eilean Mòr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilmeny Parish Church and Dun Guaidhre.
Kilmeny Parish Church
Church
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmeny Parish Church is situated 2 miles south of Standing Stone.
Dun Guaidhre
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Guaidhre, also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre, is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan. Dun Guaidhre is situated 2½ miles south of Standing Stone.
Caol Ila distillery
Distillery
Caol Ila distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery near Port Askaig on the isle of Islay, Scotland, owned by Diageo. Caol Ila distillery is situated 2½ miles northeast of Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballygrant and Keills.
Ballygrant
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballygrant is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura. Port Askaig is situated 2½ miles east 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
55.83959° or 55° 50′ 23″ northLongitude
-6.16595° or 6° 9′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7MRRQM+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1774641948OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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