Clach an Trushal

Clach an Trushal (Scottish Gaelic: Clach an Truiseil, translated to English "Stone of Compassion") is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland.^[1] Above ground it stands approximately 5.8 metres (19 ft) tall, is 1.83 metres (6.0 ft) wide and at its thickest point is 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) thick, with a girth at its base of 4.75 metres (15.6 ft).^[1] The stone is sited in the village of Ballantrushal on the west side of Lewis. Local legend says that it marks the site of a great battle, the last to be fought between the feuding clans of the Macaulays and Morrisons.^[2] However it is actually the solitary upright stone remaining from a stone circle built about 5,000 years ago. It occupied a place within the circle, although its placement was not central. The second last standing stone was removed in 1914, and used as a lintel.

From the base the stone circle at Steinacleit archaeological site is clearly visible to the north east. The Callanish standing stones are 20 miles to the south west.

References

1 2 "Lewis, Clach An Trushal". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
↑ Davies, Caroline (2009-06-21). "Clans unite for battle to banish wind turbines". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

External links

RCAHMS. "Clach An Trushal (4264)". Canmore.

Coordinates: 58°23′33″N 6°29′48.48″W / 58.39250°N 6.4968000°W / 58.39250; -6.4968000

Lewis and Harris

Outer Hebrides Scotland

Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay

Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay

Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breibhig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingerbay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley Ohagro Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong

Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side

Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas

Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampull Mholuaidh

Prehistoric Western Isles

Callanish Sites	Callanish 1 Callanish II Callanish III Callanish IV Callanish VIII Callanish X

Other Neolithic Sites	Barpa Langass Carinish Clach an Trushal Eilean Dòmhnuill Fir Bhreige Pobull Fhinn Steinacleit St Kilda

Bronze and Iron Age Sites	Allasdale Cladh Hallan Dun an Sticir Dun Bharabhat Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Dun Vulan

European megaliths

Armenia	Metsamor Zorats Karer

Azerbaijan	Gobustan Rocks

England	Arbor Low Avebury Barbrook One Birkrigg Boscawen-Un Boskednan Brown Willy Cairns The Bull Ring Burnmoor stone circles Castlerigg Craddock Moor Devil's Arrows Doll Tor Drizzlecombe Duloe Fernacre Gardom's Edge Goodaver Grey Wethers Hoarstones Hordron Edge Hurlers Leper Stone Long Meg and Her Daughters Mên-an-Tol The Merry Maidens Mitchell's Fold Nine Ladies Nine Stones, Altarnun Pipers Rollright Rudston Monolith Scorhill Stannon Stanton Drew Stonehenge Stripple Swinside Trippet

France	Barnenez Tumulus of Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Kerzerho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju Peyre-Brune Tremeca Verziau of Gargantua

Germany	Megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lancken-Granitz dolmens

Ireland	Ardgroom Beltany stone circle Bohonagh Brownshill Dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlestrange stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown Portal Tomb Glantane East Grange stone circle High cross Knocknakilla Meehambee Dolmen Piper's Stones Poulnabrone dolmen Reask Templebryan Stone Circle Turoe stone Uragh Stone Circle

Jersey	Jersey Dolmens La Hougue Bie

Malta	Ġgantija Ħaġar Qim Ħal-Saflieni Megalithic Temples of Malta Mnajdra Ta' Ħaġrat Temples Skorba Tarxien

Netherlands	Hunebed

Northern Ireland	Aughlish Ballynoe Beaghmore Corick Drumskinny Legananny Giant's Ring

Poland	Brąchnówko Grzybnica Odry Węsiory

Portugal	Almendres Cromlech Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Cunha Baixa Dolmen

Russia	Dolmens of North Caucasus Thunder Stone Megaliths in the Urals Russian Geoglyph

Scandinavia	Picture stones Runestones Stone circles Stone ships

Scotland	Balquhain Callanish I II III IV VIII X Carlin Cat Stane Clach an Trushal Colmeallie Drybridge Easter Aquhorthies Lochmaben Stone Pictish Ring of Brodgar Sheldon Stenness Steinacleit Strichen Yonder Bognie

Ukraine	Boundary stones

Wales	Barclodiad y Gawres Bedd Arthur Bedd Taliesin Bodowyr Bryn Cader Faner Bryn Celli Ddu Bryn Gwyn stones Capel Garmon Carreg Coetan Arthur Carreg Samson Coetan Arthur Foel Chwern Llanfechell Lligwy Burial Chamber Maen Llia Maen Madoc Meini Hirion Moel Tŷ Uchaf Parc Cwm long cairn Pentre Ifan St Lythans burial chamber Tinkinswood Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber Whetstones

General articles	Standing stone Dolmen Henge Menhir Stone circle Stone row Concentric stone circle Recumbent stone circle Chambered cairn Harrespil Photographs of stone circles Middle Eastern megaliths

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