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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
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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