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Latitude: 56.6936 / 56°41'37"N
Longitude: -3.4845 / 3°29'4"W
OS Eastings: 309179
OS Northings: 756750
OS Grid: NO091567
Mapcode National: GBR V4.YBG4
Mapcode Global: WH5MV.F0YX
Entry Name: Balnabroich,standing stone 150m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 30 November 1929
Last Amended: 14 March 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1502
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Kirkmichael (Perth & Kinross)
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 standing stone measures some 2m in height and stands some 200m E of the River Ardle close to the modern road at around 200m OD. It is one of several such monuments in Strathardle relating to ritual activity of Neolithic and Bronze Age date. Monuments of this kind can contain evidence for ritual practice over a protracted period of which a standing stone is only the most visible remnant. The area to be scheduled encompasses the standing stone and an area around it in which traces of associated ritual activity may be expected to survive. It is sub-circular with a maximum diameter of 20m 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
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The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NO 05 NE 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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