Osmigarry (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Osmigarry (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Osmigarry Standing Stone viewed from NE.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Dec 15, 2022

Image of Osmigarry (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Osmigarry Standing Stone viewed from SW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Image of Osmigarry (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Osmigarry Standing Stone viewed from W.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Image of Osmigarry (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Osmigarry Recumbent Stone viewed from SW.

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Osmigarry

Standing Stone / Menhir

markj99 Dec 15, 2022

There is a standing stone on the SE verge of the A855 Portree road c. 50 yards NE of the Skye Museum of Island Life. Osmigarry Standing Stone is a broad irregular pillar reaching c. 5 feet high. The stone has gravitas and the patina of antiquity, but it has no provenance. It is not marked on OS Mapping or listed in Canmore. Despite this, I think it’s physical presence merits a listing as a standing stone. A recumbent stone, c. 4 feet long lies on the NW verge of the A855, opposite Osmigarry Standing Stone. Perhaps it was originally erect, one of a pair of standing stones.

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