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Faire na Paitig,stone setting

A Scheduled Monument in Blairgowrie and Glens, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7772 / 56°46'37"N

Longitude: -3.516 / 3°30'57"W

OS Eastings: 307456

OS Northings: 766094

OS Grid: NO074660

Mapcode National: GBR KBPT.23W

Mapcode Global: WH5M7.YXWD

Entry Name: Faire na Paitig,stone setting

Scheduled Date: 8 November 1993

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM5811

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting

Location: Moulin

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Blairgowrie and Glens

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument is a setting of four stones, probably of Bronze Age date, of the kind known as a "four-poster", situated on the summit of a knoll with extensive views. The setting is about 3m square.

The area to be scheduled is a circle 60m in diameter, with one side flattened where it is bounded by the modern forestry fence (which is specifically excluded), to include the setting and an area around it in which traces of activities associated with its use are likely to survive, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a very well preserved and apparently undisturbed example of a prehistoric 'four-poster'. The setting and the area scheduled around it have the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of the use of such small ceremonial sites.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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