Clach an Tursa

Standing Stone / Menhir
NB205428

Nearest town:

Stornoway (24km E)

OS reference:

NB205428

OS sheets:

8, 13

Latitude:

58° 17' 5.4 N

Longitude:

6° 46' 9.77 W

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Images

Image of Clach an Tursa (Standing Stone / Menhir) by tiompan

tiompan Nov 14, 2012

Image of Clach an Tursa (Standing Stone / Menhir) by tiompan

tiompan Nov 14, 2012

Image of Clach an Tursa (Standing Stone / Menhir) by tiompan

tiompan Nov 14, 2012

Image of Clach an Tursa (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

from the north

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 15, 2006

Articles

Clach an Tursa

Standing Stone / Menhir

C

CARL Jul 4, 2012

Visited 31.5.12

Directions:
Continue north along the A858 after visiting Dun Carloway broch.
When you reach Carlabhagh take the minor road west.

The stone is sited in what appears to be someone’s back garden?

The stone is easy enough to see from the road and looks to be about 2 metres tall.

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Airigh Na Beinn Bige Cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.37km SE

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Bostadh

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.47km WSW

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Stonefield

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.83km SSE

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Olcote

Kerbed Cairn • 8.17km SE

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Airigh Mhaoldonuich

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Cliacabhaigh

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Great Bernera

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Dun Barraglom

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Barraglom

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Na Dromannan

Stone Circle • 9.49km SE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.5km SSW

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Callanish

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Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.12km SE

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Cnoc Fillibhear Bheag

Stone Circle • 10.26km SE

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Cnoc Ceann a’Gharraidh

Stone Circle • 10.3km SE

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Dun Bharabhat

Stone Fort / Dun • 10.52km SSW

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Ceann Hulavig

Stone Circle • 12.6km SE

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Traigh Na Berie

Broch • 12.67km SW

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Cnoc Dubh

12.84km SE

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Cùl a’Chleit

Standing Stones • 13.14km SE

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Airigh nam Bidearan

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.17km SE

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Druim nam Bidearan

Standing Stones • 13.35km SE

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Clach Bioreach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.45km ESE

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Achmore

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Dun Borranish

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