Clach na h'Iobairte


Site type: standing stone

Parish: Fortingall

County: Perthshire

Grid reference: NN 6171 5896

Lat / long: 56.70143216, -4.25901823

Alternative names: Clach Na H-Iobairte

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

Clach na h'Iobairte stands on a small cairn which itself stands on top of a low natural knoll overlooking Loch Rannoch, with views towards Schiehallion. The stone itself is an interesting shape, reminiscent of a taller Cona Bhacain, with a protruding "head" at the top.

The stone measures approximately 0.6m wide across this "head", but only 0.3m wide further down on the main shaft. It is approximately 0.2m thick, and would stand to a height of around 1.9m if it was completely upright, but it leans heavily to the south. The stone is aligned approximately NE-SW along it's widest face.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 4:19 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 4:19 pm