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Latitude: 56.2685 / 56°16'6"N
Longitude: -3.7384 / 3°44'18"W
OS Eastings: 292432
OS Northings: 709808
OS Grid: NN924098
Mapcode National: GBR 1M.903H
Mapcode Global: WH5PN.KP0T
Entry Name: Loaninghead, symbol stone 270m E of, Gleneagles
Scheduled Date: 5 November 1962
Last Amended: 30 September 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM2252
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone
Location: Blackford
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathallan
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a standing stone bearing symbols of Pictish date, although the standing stone itself may well have been erected in the prehistoric period. It is being re-scheduled to ensure adequate protection is given to probable archaeological deposits around the stone, as well as to the stone itself.
The monument is located in arable farmland at around 140m OD. The stone measures about 1.8m in height by about 0.6m in maximum width and leans slightly to the W. There are faint traces of Pictish symbols carved into the N side of the stone. It is probable, however, that the standing stone, like others in the area, was originally erected in the prehistoric period.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the symbol stone and an area around it within which related material may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 20m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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