A thin upright stone stands near Avinagillan on the Kintyre Peninsula, its narrow profile giving the monument an unexpectedly fragile presence. Avinagillan standing stone is a prehistoric menhir, meaning a single standing stone set upright in the ground.
The source record is brief, so the page should be read as an identification entry rather than a full interpretation. Its importance lies in adding one more prehistoric marker to the Kintyre and Kilbrannan Sound landscape.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
History
Avinagillan standing stone is recorded as a prehistoric menhir on the Kintyre Peninsula.
The stone stands near the hamlet of Avinagillan.
The site is associated in source context with the Kilbrannan Sound area.
Connections
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Avinagillan
The standing stone is near this Kintyre hamlet.
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Photo: Gary Sutherland / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 Kintyre Peninsula
The stone belongs to the peninsula's prehistoric monument landscape.
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Kilbrannan Sound
The source context links the stone with this coastal setting.
What to look for
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Thin stone profile
The stone is described as very thin.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 55.8518°N · 5.4540°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Easy going
Opening & admission
Check locally before travelling
- The source record is brief and does not state access arrangements.
Nearby places
Questions people ask
- What is Avinagillan standing stone?
- It is a prehistoric menhir, meaning a single standing stone, near Avinagillan on the Kintyre Peninsula.
- Is much known about it?
- The available source record is brief and mainly identifies the monument and its location.
- What landscape is it part of?
- It forms part of the prehistoric monument landscape of Kintyre, near Kilbrannan Sound.
Sources
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