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Submitted by peigimccann on Sunday, 17 January 2016 Page Views: 4811

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trysting Stone Alternative Name: The Devil's Head, The Fairy Stone, The Goldstone; Deil's Head;
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.841 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Stirling Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Doune
Map Ref: NN72550185
Latitude: 56.192154N Longitude: 4.055418W
Condition:

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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

4 Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Trysting Stone** submitted by peigimccann : Trysting Stone Doune. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Standing Stone in Stirling

From the interpretive sign: The origin of the stone lies in the distant past, 5000 to 3500 years ago during Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

No traces of prehistoric remains were found around the base of the stone, but two Bronze Age cist burials containing food vessels were unearthed close by, suggesting it may have been to focus for ritual activity.

For more information see Canmore ID24761 which tells us that the stone is about 100 yards north of Doune Railway Station. Traditionally said to be a Roman Signal stone. An evaluation in September 2008 could not identify if the stone had been relocated "and has been in its present position since at least 1862."

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this standing stone - see their entry for Trysting Stone, Doune, Perthshire, which gives directions for finding this site together with an image of the 1866 OS map showing the location of the stone, brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

NN7201 : Welcome to Doune Ponds by M J Richardson — by M J Richardson
©2010(licence)

NN7201 : Entrance to Doune Ponds by Richard Sutcliffe — by Richard Sutcliffe
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NN7201 : The Trysting Stone by Richard Sutcliffe — by Richard Sutcliffe
©2021(licence)

NN7201 : Station Wynd, Doune by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
©2018(licence)

NN7201 : Cadell Loan, Doune by Richard Sutcliffe — by Richard Sutcliffe
©2021(licence)

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