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Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of

A Scheduled Monument in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4805 / 56°28'49"N

Longitude: -3.5023 / 3°30'8"W

OS Eastings: 307570

OS Northings: 733051

OS Grid: NO075330

Mapcode National: GBR V5.CL98

Mapcode Global: WH5NT.5CHV

Entry Name: Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of

Scheduled Date: 14 June 1929

Last Amended: 3 March 1999

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1562

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone

Location: Auchtergaven

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Strathtay

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument comprises a standing stone of prehistoric date. It is being rescheduled to clarify the extent of the scheduled area, and to ensure that it covers the whole of the archaeologically sensitive area.

The monument lies in arable farmland at around 50m OD. It comprises a standing stone measuring about 1.3m high, 1.4m wide and about 0.5m thick. It is oriented roughly NE-SW. Standing stones such as this date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods and were involved with prehistoric ritual practices.

The area proposed for scheduling comprises the stone and an area around it within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 20m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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