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Latitude: 56.4038 / 56°24'13"N
Longitude: -3.8608 / 3°51'38"W
OS Eastings: 285262
OS Northings: 725063
OS Grid: NN852250
Mapcode National: GBR 1G.0GM7
Mapcode Global: WH4MW.N9QL
Entry Name: Stonefield, standing stone 250m SE of
Scheduled Date: 20 May 1930
Last Amended: 24 January 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1585
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Crieff
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathearn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a standing stone of Neolithic or Bronze Age
date which may represent the remains of a stone circle.
The monument stands at around 220m OD SE of Stonefield Farm. The standing stone stands some 2.5m high and measures approximately 5m around its base. Early reports suggest that it formed part of a stone circle from which the other stones were removed in the nineteenth century. The monument represents a ritual site of Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the 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
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 the stone may be expected to contain important evidence for contemporary ritual activity.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NN 82 NE 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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