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Clach Oscar

Standing Stone / Menhir

Nearest Town:Kyle of Lochalsh (21km ENE)
OS Ref (GB):   NG564226 / Sheet: 32
Latitude:57° 13' 45.07" N
Longitude:   6° 2' 11.87" W

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"This great stone commemorates one of the Fienne giants, Oscar, that illustrious one 'whose banner never went a foot back until the grey earth trembled'. He is reputed to have flung the stone there fom a neighbouring hilltop when suffering from high spirits."

- Otta F. Swire, Skye: The Island and its Legends, 1961, p. 223.
TomBo Posted by TomBo
28th June 2004ce