Carefully arranged in a horseshoe pattern, the 4000 year old standing stones are thought to be unique in the North of Scotland. This is because normally the broad face of each stone faces the centre of the setting. Not so at Achavanich - here the edge faces the centre. Each stone was painstakingly cut from the bedrock of Caithness Flagstone using simple tools.

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1. Achavanich Standing Stones – Rumster Forest loop from Houstry

24.1km

01:28

220m

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2. Achavanich Standing Stones – Rumster Forest loop from Latheron

23.6km

01:27

220m

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Elevation 160 m

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Location: Latheron, Lybster And Clyth, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Achavanich Standing Stones

1. Achavanich Standing Stones – Rumster Forest loop from Houstry

2. Achavanich Standing Stones – Rumster Forest loop from Latheron

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