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Latitude: 56.5622 / 56°33'43"N
Longitude: -3.5109 / 3°30'39"W
OS Eastings: 307241
OS Northings: 742161
OS Grid: NO072421
Mapcode National: GBR V4.LJ9S
Mapcode Global: WH5NF.1BF5
Entry Name: East Cult,two standing stones and cup-marked stone W of
Scheduled Date: 20 May 1930
Last Amended: 14 December 1994
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1544
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Caputh
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathtay
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises two standing stones and a cup-marked stone of Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The standing stones and a recumbent cup-marked stone are situated
beside the track to East Cult Farm at around 205m OD. The standing stones are 2.5m and 3m high. The recumbent slab is now somewhat weathered but displayed around 115 cup-marks when first recorded. The monument represents a ritual site of Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible features and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is semi-circular with a diameter of 35m 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 Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual practice. The area around and between the stones may be expected to contain buried deposits relating to the ritual use of the site.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NO 04 SE 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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