Standing Stone

Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Standing Stone is situated nearby to Eigg Church, as well as near Blàr Mòr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include An Sgùrr and Eilean Chathastail.

An Sgùrr

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

An Sgùrr, also known as The Sgùrr of Eigg, is the highest point on the island of Eigg in Scotland's Small Isles. It was formed 59 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm.

Eilean Chathastail

Islet

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eilean Chathastail is one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Eigg Lodge, Eigg

Building

Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eigg Lodge, Eigg is a building, which is situated 1 mile south of Standing Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eigg and Galmisdale.

Eigg

Photo: Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0.

Eigg is one of the Small Isles, lying 10 miles off the west coast of Scotland, and with a population of just under 100. The name means "notched" and it's a moorland plateau cleaved by a valley, with the dramatic scarp of An Sgurr looming over it.

Galmisdale

Village

Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Cleadale

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cleadale is a settlement on the north west side of the island of Eigg, in the Small Isles of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The setting is visually dramatic. Cleadale is situated 2 miles north of Standing Stone.

Standing Stone

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.89377° or 56° 53′ 38″ north

Longitude

-6.13668° or 6° 8′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C8MVVV7+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 473204040

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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