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Auchingarrich Farm, standing stone, Comrie

A Scheduled Monument in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.353 / 56°21'10"N

Longitude: -3.964 / 3°57'50"W

OS Eastings: 278734

OS Northings: 719580

OS Grid: NN787195

Mapcode National: GBR 1B.3PFW

Mapcode Global: WH4N1.2LN3

Entry Name: Auchingarrich Farm, standing stone, Comrie

Scheduled Date: 9 April 1930

Last Amended: 11 May 1993

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1498

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone

Location: Muthill

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Strathearn

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument is a scheduled standing stone of the Bronze Age, 3000 to 4000 years old, situated on top of a natural knoll to the SW of Auchingarrich Farm. The stone is a massive block of conglomerate schist about 2.5m high. A small metal pin has been inserted into the top of the stone. The original area of scheduling is not known since no annotated map accompanies the scheduling papers. The area to be scheduled includes the stone and an area around it within which traces of activity associated with its use may be found. The area is a circle 20m in diameter centred on the stone, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a standing stone of the Bronze Age which has the potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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