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Latitude: 56.752 / 56°45'7"N
Longitude: -3.5444 / 3°32'39"W
OS Eastings: 305656
OS Northings: 763327
OS Grid: NO056633
Mapcode National: GBR KBMW.147
Mapcode Global: WH5MF.JKD6
Entry Name: Tigh na Croft,standing stone 150m W of
Scheduled Date: 28 February 1930
Last Amended: 3 March 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1528
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Moulin
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Blairgowrie and Glens
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a standing stone of Neolithic or Bronze Age
date.
The stone stands at around 260m OD approximately 100m from the W bank
of the River Ardle, adjacent to and on the NE side of the modern
road. It measures approximately 1.5m high by 0.8m by 0.7m at the
base. The stone is one of several distributed along Strathardle
relating to ritual activity of the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
Monuments of this kind can indicate the presence of evidence for
ritual practice over a protracted period of which the standing stone
is only the most visible remnant.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the stone and an area around it
in which traces of associated ritual activity may be expected to survive. It is semi-circular with a diameter of 15m as marked in red
on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric ritual practice. Its importance is enhanced by its association with other monuments of similar date in Strathardle.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NO 06 SE 4.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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