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Carie, Kenmore, Perthshire

Standing Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NN 64772 38018 Also Known as: Canmore ID 289028 Getting Here Along the A827 Loch Tay road between Morenish and Lawers, keep your eyes peeled for the Carie farmhouse on the mountain-side (Tombreck is … Continue reading

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Bengengie North, Alva, Clackmannanshire

Enclosure:  OS Grid Reference – NN 86680 00601  —  NEW FIND Getting Here This really take a lot of effort to find. From Alva, go up through the graveyard past St. Serf’s Well, turning left and across cross the lane. … Continue reading

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Leaston House, Humbie, East Lothian

Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost):  OS Grid Reference – NT 483 634 Also Known as: Canmore ID 54771 Archaeology & History The concentric ring carving shown here was found on the north side of the large gardens at Leaston House early in … Continue reading

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Fortingall Churchyard, Perthshire

Cup-Marked Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NN 7417 4703 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25003 Getting Here Go into the Fortingall churchyard, turning left through the gates (walking across in front of the enclosed sacred yew tree), towards the dip … Continue reading

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Giant’s Knowe, Culloch, Muthill, Perthshire

Cairn (destroyed):  OS Grid Reference – NN 7848 1762 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24797 Crock-nafion Fingalian’s Knowe Archaeology & History Amidst the colourful and nurturing landscape close to the gigantic Dunruchan standing stones and just along the road from … Continue reading

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Lentran, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire

Cist (destroyed):  OS Grid Reference – NS 798 973 Also Known as: Annfield Canmore ID 47129 Archaeology & History On the level ground a half-mile south of the large Fairy Knowe prehistoric tomb, Bridge of Allan had a site of … Continue reading

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Tree Stone, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

Cup-Marked Stone  -  NEW DISCOVERY Archaeology & History This carved stone was rediscovered by Michala Potts on the rainy afternoon of August 26, 2011, on a Northern Antiquarian excursion to explore some of the cup-and-rings on Ilkley Moor.  The entire … Continue reading

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Tir Artair, Killin, Perthshire

Standing Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NN 58870 34720 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24205 Getting Here This lovely standing stone can be a pain-in-the arse to get to!  Unless you wanna clamber over the excess of increasingly stupid deer … Continue reading

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Tir Artair (01), Killin, Perthshire

Cup-Marked Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NN 59063 34807 Also Known as: Canmore ID 289905 Getting Here Take the A827 road out of Killin to Fearnan and Kenmore.  A mile or so out, go past the entrance to the Finlarig … Continue reading

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Clach na h’ Iobairte, Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire

Standing Stone:  OS Grid Reference - NN 61702 58975 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24576 Chieftain’s Grave Clach na h-Iobairte Clach na h-Jobairte Craiganour Stone Craig-na-Odhar Stone of Sacrifice Stone of the Offering Getting Here From the gorgeous village of Kinloch … Continue reading

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