The Borve Standing Stone is a solitary standing stone looking rather lost in the midst of thick machair about 50 yards from the coastal road opposite the signposted road to Borve village. Haphazard excavations here have turned up evidence of human remains, possibly a Viking burial.
The stone is about three feet high and leans at a considerable angle to the east. What struck me most was the dark, almost black colour of the stone, looking as if it was a piece of burnt charcoal in places.
Apparently, there is a second stone about 36 feet to the south-west, but this has been absorbed into the machair and was invisible when I looked!
About Borve Standing Stone
Address: A888,
Borve,
Barra,
Western Isles,
Scotland
Attraction Type: Prehistoric Site
Location: Off the A888 at Borve, south west Barra
Location map
OS: NF653014
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
Opening Details: Open access site, usually accessible at any reasonable time
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