Giants Tooth / Hanging Stone on Isle of Gigha

Hanging Stone - Giants Tooth

Just north of Tarbert farm, along the roadside, is a landmark, known variously as The Druid Stone, Clach a' Thairbeirt and The Hanging Stone. The name, The Hanging Stone, came from a tradition that people who were found guilty at 'The Court Hill' nearby, had their heads positioned in the cleft of the stone and were then left to hang to their deaths.