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No, it's not really a standing stone, (this clasification MAY be because there used to be fewer choices when adding a site). But as Fitz touches on in his blog there seem to be signs and a logic that say boulders like this would have been significant in prehistoric times in a similar way that a lot of outcrops etc are likely to have had.

I'm sure someone'll have a link to do with the (likely/possible) significance & perhaps folklore of 'Thunder Stones' and the like, but I gotta do some work now!!!

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Moth

it looks like a similar situation to Crofthead Farm near Fowlis Wester http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/24943 where there is a massive glacial erratic (now split in two) associated with nearby standing stones. In this case the boulder has cupmarks on it so the significance to the ancients is clearly visible

Cheers
Andy

Cheers Moth - have a good time in Denmark by the way!