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Latitude: 56.7428 / 56°44'33"N
Longitude: -3.843 / 3°50'34"W
OS Eastings: 287372
OS Northings: 762753
OS Grid: NN873627
Mapcode National: GBR JBWW.VS0
Mapcode Global: WH4L4.YS59
Entry Name: Fincastle House, standing stones 700m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 3 March 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7999
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting
Location: Blair Atholl
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Highland
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a stone setting of prehistoric date.
The monument lies above a small burn, in rough grassland, at around 330m OD. The once extensive views downstream have now been blocked by woodland. It consists of three large stones, one standing and two now fallen. The standing stone, at the NW of the group, stands about 1.1m high and is about 1.1m broad and some 0.6m thick.
The fallen stone, some 2.5m to the SE of the upright stone, measures about 1.5m long by about 1.1m wide and is some 0.6m thick. The third stone lies about 2.2m to the NE of the fallen stone. It measures about 0.7m by about 0.4m, and protrudes about 0.3m through the turf.
Stone settings of this type are characteristic ritual monuments of the Neolithic period.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual practices. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NN 86 SE 16.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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