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Fingal's Limpet Hammers is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located at Lower Kilchattan on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises multiple upright stones that form part of the wider Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial landscape of the Inner Hebrides. These monuments are characteristic of the Bronze Age period, reflecting the communal investment in stone-based ceremonial structures that marked territorial and religious significance across western Scotland during this epoch. The precise original function and extent of the monument remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though standing stones of this type typically served as focal points for burial, ritual, or territorial demarcation within prehistoric communities.
Fingal's Limpet Hammers,standing stones,Lower Kilchattan, Colonsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5220. View the official record →
Fingal's Limpet Hammers is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located at Lower Kilchattan on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5220.
Fingal's Limpet Hammers,standing stones,Lower Kilchattan, Colonsay dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones,lower kilchattan, colonsay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fingal's Limpet Hammers,standing stones,Lower Kilchattan, Colonsay is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5220.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay (1.5 km), Dun Gallain,fort,Colonsay (2.6 km), Dunan nan Con,dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system (3.2 km).
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