anthonyqkiernan
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Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 04, 2005, 22:51
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Mentioned on here once before, there's what appears to be a standing stone in someone's garden in the village of Onich (Just north of Ballachulish on the shore of Loch Lihnne, about 8 miles from Fort William).
Anyone know anything about it? Even if it is a propper 'standing stone'?
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rocknicker
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Re: Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 05, 2005, 00:31
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could it be this one?
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4792
and
http://www.brand-dd.com/stones/other/charra.html
if so, bugger!
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 05, 2005, 11:43
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Looks like it. From the road you only see it side on. But, it's defo about that kinda position in the field by the loch.
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nickbrand
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Re: Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 06, 2005, 16:34
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Why 'bugger'? It's the same stone, easily visible from the road, and there's more than enough evidence that it has been there for hundreds of years - long enough for ancient stories about it to have been coined locally. Beautiful setting, and there's a lot of other neolithic remains in the area, from cairns to cup-marked rocks.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 06, 2005, 17:18
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Christ, don't tell her she missed cup marks too.
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Vybik Jon
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Re: Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 06, 2005, 17:44
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I have a feeling the Four Seasons Bistro may be getting a food test real soon.
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rocknicker
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Re: Onich "Standing Stone"
Jan 06, 2005, 20:40
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Nick - I was up there last week and didn't make a point of looking it out.
Yeah I kinda knew about all that stuff. The cupmarked stone was a bit boring-looking ;P
I did some research before we went up, but the weather was so incredibly shite that I just chickened out. Maybe in the summer.
On my one solo trip out of the cabin I almost got blown over to Mull.
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