Stone of Morphie

Stone of Morphie

The Stone of Morphie is a neolithic menhir about 700 meters west of the Coast Highway (A92 road) bridge of the River North Esk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004] [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8404 On line profile for Stone of Morphie, Angus, Scotland] ] The stone is approximately 3.5 meters high and is unshaped and uninscripted; the base of this stone measures approximately 70 by 100 centimetres. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8404 C.Michael Hogan, "Stone of Morphie", 2007, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, (site originally nominated by anonymous contributor "cosmic")] ]

ee also

*Eassie Stone
*Lunan Water
*Red Castle

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