Dorrery

Standing Stone / Menhir
ND069566

Also known as:

Blar a' Choire

Nearest town:

Thurso (12km NNE)

OS reference:

ND069566

OS sheets:

11, 12

Latitude:

58° 29' 16.15 N

Longitude:

3° 35' 49.47 W

Added to TMA by

Lianachan

Images (4)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Dorrery (Standing Stone / Menhir) by GLADMAN

Reckon you need the wading dexterity of a stork to get to this one........ or a heron.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jun 11, 2014

Image of Dorrery (Standing Stone / Menhir) by GLADMAN

Rising like a periscope through the bog to survey the hillfort/cairn crowning Ben Freiceadain....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jun 11, 2014

Image of Dorrery (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Lianachan

Image credit: Lianachan

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Lianachan Apr 23, 2006

Image of Dorrery (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Lianachan

Image credit: Lianachan

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Lianachan Apr 23, 2006

Articles

Dorrery

Standing Stone / Menhir

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Lianachan Apr 23, 2006

Solitary standing stone, approximately 5ft in height. It is in wet, boggy ground and there are no paths to it.

Sites within 20km of Dorrery

Torr Phadruig

Round Cairn • 0.63km SSW

5

1
Balnabeinn Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.64km SW

3

1
Torr Beag

Chambered Cairn • 0.72km WSW

8

1
Torr Mor

Round Cairn • 0.73km WSW

1

1
Ben Freiceadain

Chambered Cairn • 1.28km SW

12

2
Ben Freiceadain

Hillfort • 1.34km SW

11

1
Dorrery

Chambered Cairn • 1.36km SE

7

1
Ben Dorrery

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.83km SW

3

1
Shurrey, Sithean Dubh

Chambered Cairn • 2.6km WNW

2

1
Carriside

Chambered Cairn • 2.7km N

4

1
Shurrery Kirk

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.72km WNW

2
Carriside

Cairn(s) • 2.81km NNW

1
Port-an-eilein

Natural Rock Feature • 2.91km NW

1

1
Carn Liath, Shurrery

Cairn(s) • 3.41km W

3

1

1
Torr Ban Na Gruagaich

Cist • 3.54km NW

1
Torr Ban Na Gruagaich

Chambered Cairn • 3.57km NW

4

1
Tulach Buaile Assery

Chambered Cairn • 3.77km NW

6

1
Bridge of Broubster

Standing Stones • 4.02km WNW

2

2
Aultan Broubster

Stone Circle • 4.08km WNW

5

1
Broubster

Standing Stones • 4.74km WNW

5

1
Tulloch of Assery

Chambered Cairn • 5.27km NNW

6

3

1
Tulach Lochain Bhraseil

Broch • 7.4km E

3

1
Tulach an Fhuarain

Broch • 7.41km E

1

1
Tulach Buaile a’Chroic

Broch • 7.63km E

5

1
Carn na Mairg (Carn Merk)

8.41km ESE

10

1
Dirlot

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.65km ESE

4

1
Sordale Hill

Chambered Cairn • 9.73km ENE

6
Gallow Hill

Long Cairn • 9.74km ENE

8
Gallow Hill North

Long Cairn • 9.75km ENE

4
Hill of Shebster

Chambered Cairn • 9.82km WNW

13

1
Ballone, Mybster

Broch • 10km E

4

1
The Sian

Cairn(s) • 10.05km WNW

1
Clach Clais An Tuirc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.12km WNW

2
Tulach Beag

Broch • 10.18km ESE

4

1
Cnoc na Ciste

Chambered Cairn • 10.3km ENE

6
Cnoc Freiceadain

Chambered Tomb • 10.37km WNW

24

1

2

2
Achvarasdal

Broch • 10.45km W

9

2
Tormsdale Stone Rows

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.46km ESE

1
Tulach Mor

Broch • 10.63km ESE

11

1
Cnoc Freiceadain N

Cairn(s) • 10.75km WNW

6

1

1
Creag Bhreac Mhor

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.94km WNW

1
Sinclair’s Sithean

Long Cairn • 11.25km ENE

7
Upper Dounray

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.33km WNW

1
Thing’s Va

Broch • 11.65km N

6

2

1
Sysa

Artificial Mound • 12.83km NE

3
Cnoc Urray

Broch • 12.87km WNW

1
Cnoc Na H-uiseig

Chambered Cairn • 13.23km WNW

1

1
Bell Mount

Cairn(s) • 13.94km N

1

1
Backlass

Stone Circle • 14.26km SSE

4

1
Holburn Head

Promontory Fort • 15.43km NNE

7

1

1
Rangag West

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.87km ESE

6

2

3
Stone Lud (Bower)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.97km ENE

2

1
East Murkle

Cairn(s) • 16.01km NE

1
Watten

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.61km E

5

1

1
The Borg

Broch • 17.82km WSW

13

2
Upper Bighouse

Broch • 17.85km W
Trantlemore

Broch • 17.92km WSW

3

1
Carn Liath, Farr

Broch • 17.95km WSW

4

1
Loch Rangag

Broch • 18.53km ESE

11

2
The Great U of Stemster

Standing Stones • 19.02km ESE

25

1

8

1
Achkinloch

Chambered Cairn • 19.04km ESE

9

2
Loch Mor

Broch • 19.17km W
Links of Greenland

Cairn(s) • 19.52km NE

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2