St Ninian’s Bay

Standing Stones
NS037618

Also known as:

Straad

Nearest town:

Rothesay (5km ENE)

OS reference:

NS037618

OS sheet:

63

Latitude:

55° 48' 33.82 N

Longitude:

5° 7' 58.58 W

Added to TMA by

greywether

Images (6)
Fieldnotes (2)

Images

Image of St Ninian’s Bay (Standing Stones) by Hob

Image credit: IH

Hob Nov 21, 2006

Image of St Ninian’s Bay (Standing Stones) by Hob

Image credit: IH

Hob Nov 21, 2006

Image of St Ninian’s Bay (Standing Stones) by Hob

Image credit: IH

Hob Nov 21, 2006

Image of St Ninian’s Bay (Standing Stones) by Hob

Gratuitous use of top fill flash.

Image credit: IH

Hob Nov 21, 2006

Image of St Ninian’s Bay (Standing Stones) by Hob

In the background, St Ninian’s Chapel on its raised beach peninsular.

Image credit: IH

Hob Nov 21, 2006

Image of St Ninian’s Bay (Standing Stones) by greywether

greywether Dec 4, 2003

Articles

St Ninian’s Bay

Standing Stones

Hob Nov 21, 2006

Strange little stones.

They now have a protective wooden fence, presumably to stop the cattle from using them as rubbing stones.

The proximity to St Ninian’s Chapel is interesting, it’s an old early Celtic christian site, with inevitable thoughts of earlier provenance and possible continuities arising in my mind.

Apart from anything else, it’s an absolutely beautiful spot.

St Ninian’s Bay

Standing Stones

greywether Dec 4, 2003

Two standing stones 1.4 and 1.0m high.

Sites within 20km of St Ninian’s Bay

Bicker’s Houses

Chambered Cairn • 2.77km E

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2
Barone Hill

Hillfort • 3.49km ENE

8

2
Loch Quien

Crannog • 3.52km ESE

2
Dun Scalpsie

Stone Fort / Dun • 3.58km ESE

8
Scalpsie Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.72km ESE

7
Scalpsie Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.79km ESE

4
Ettrick Bay

Stone Circle • 5.04km N

28

3
Ardlamont Point

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.18km W

2

1

2
Acholter

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.4km NNE

2
East Colmac

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.52km N

3

2
Glecknabae

Chambered Cairn • 7.05km NW

15

2
Hilton

Chambered Cairn • 7.41km NNE

5

1
Largizean

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.98km ESE

12

1
Carnbaan

Chambered Tomb • 8.1km NW

18

4
Blackpark Plantation

Stone Circle • 8.2km ESE

16

1

4
Dunstrone

Cliff Fort • 8.2km ESE

9
Dun Hill Of Glenmore

Cup Marked Stone • 8.81km NNW

3

1
St. Michael’s

Chambered Tomb • 9.5km WNW

12

1
Glenvoidean

Chambered Tomb • 9.55km NW

12

1

1
Little Dunagoil

Cliff Fort • 9.79km ESE

11
Little Dunagoil Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 9.85km ESE

9
Dunagoil

Cliff Fort • 9.88km ESE

12

1
Auchagoyle

Cup Marked Stone • 10.83km WNW

3

1
Glencallum Bay

Cairn(s) • 11.61km ESE

3

1
Kames

Standing Stones • 11.62km WNW

6

1

3
Low Stillaig

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.79km W

3

1
Stillaig

Standing Stones • 12.3km W

4

1
Auchenlochan

Cup Marked Stone • 12.35km WNW

3

1
Colintraive

Cairn(s) • 12.63km NNW

1
Eilean Buidhe, Burnt Islands

Stone Fort / Dun • 13.62km NNW

2
Glaid Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.86km E

3

1
Creag Ghlas

Cup Marked Stone • 14.34km SW

5

1
The Gouklan Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.86km E

6

2
North Sannox 2

Chambered Cairn • 15.15km S

2

1
Allt Carn Bhain

Chambered Cairn • 15.18km S

4

1
North Sannox

Cairn(s) • 15.35km S

4

1
Mid Sannox

Standing Stones • 16.13km S

2

4
Ardmarnock

Chambered Cairn • 16.17km WNW

22

4
Sannox

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.3km S

8

2
Auchalick Wood

Hillfort • 16.9km WNW

8

1

2
Sannox

Chambered Cairn • 17.08km S

4

1
Mealdarroch

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.09km W
Haylie

Chambered Tomb • 17.43km E

8

4

1
Glenreasdale Mains

Chambered Cairn • 17.48km WSW

5

2
Inveryne

Standing Stones • 17.92km WNW

4

1
Castle Hill

Hillfort • 18.04km E

4

1
Inveryne

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.07km WNW

4

1

2
An Fuaran

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.44km WNW

4

1
Diamond Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 19.3km E

3

1
Escart

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.64km W

3

1