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Latitude: 56.7197 / 56°43'10"N
Longitude: -3.0016 / 3°0'5"W
OS Eastings: 338796
OS Northings: 759116
OS Grid: NO387591
Mapcode National: GBR WH.ZMH3
Mapcode Global: WH7Q4.VCVG
Entry Name: Muirskeith, standing stone 350m SE of
Scheduled Date: 23 September 1935
Last Amended: 13 November 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM122
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Cortachy and Clova
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises a standing stone of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The stone stands on the crest of a S-facing slope at around 160m OD. It measures some 1.8m high by 1.6m wide by 0.7m.
Monuments of this type served as focal points for ritual activity during the Later Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the standing stone and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 20m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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