A tall gneiss monolith stands on the south side of Meikle Carew Hill, carrying an Ogham inscription. The Lang Stane of Auquhollie is an inscribed standing stone, a single upright stone marked with early medieval lettering.
The pack offers few descriptive details but gives a strong identity: it is an unshaped gneiss stone north-west of Stonehaven and is known through studies of Ogham in Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
History
The Lang Stane of Auquhollie stands north-west of Stonehaven.
It is situated on the south side of Meikle Carew Hill.
The stone is an unshaped monolith of gneiss.
It bears an Ogham inscription.
Francis C. Diack published on the stone and Ogham in Scotland in 1924-1925.
The Earl of Southesk discussed the Oghams on the Brodie and Auquhollie stones in 1885.
People
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Francis C. Diack
scholar who published on the Auquhollie stone and Ogham in Scotland.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 57.0053°N · 2.2897°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Rough ground — reasonable boots advised
Opening & admission
The source pack does not provide reliable current admission details; verify before travelling.
- The standing stone is on Meikle Carew Hill; the pack gives no visitor route details.
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Questions people ask
- What is the Lang Stane of Auquhollie?
- It is an Ogham-inscribed standing stone north-west of Stonehaven.
- What is Ogham?
- Ogham is an early medieval alphabet often carved as strokes along a stone edge or line.
- What is the stone made of?
- The pack describes it as an unshaped monolith of gneiss.
- Where does it stand?
- It stands on the south side of Meikle Carew Hill.
Sources
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