Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NR 95279 93418
Getting Here
Along the A83 road, 2.6 miles (4.2km) south of Minard and/or 2.7 miles (4.4km) north of Lochgair village, an all-but-hidden parking area is on the east side of the road at the edge of the trees. Go in here and park up. Roughly halfway along where the track bends and set back against the fencing, you’ll see this obvious standing stone hiding away. If you visit this place in the summer months, it will be very hard to see. (in the event that you have the time and cutting ingredients, it’d be good to clear the stone from the undergrowth so it can be seen clearly)
Archaeology & History
Set back into the undergrowth of brambles and other spiney vegetation is this little-known standing stone, some four feet tall, that was converted for use as a gatepost at the end of the 19th century. It is said to have once been on the other side of the road before it was used in the line of fencing, when the metal rod coming out of the crown of the stone was inserted. The monolith is very worn and eroded on all sides, showing great age—seeming to affirm the local tradition of its antiquity. If anyone has any further information about this stone, please let us know.
© Paul Bennett, The Northern Antiquarian
