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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kirriemuir Stone Circle Alternative Name: Hill of Kirriemuir; Stannin' Stane, Kirriemuir HillCountry: Scotland County: Angus Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Kirriemuir
Map Ref: NO39175463 Landranger Map Number: 54
Latitude: 56.679446N Longitude: 2.994434W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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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According to the RCAHMS webpage there is no circle here, just a standing stone -
"This standing stone is situated on the top of Kirriemuir Hill; it measures 1.9m by 0.6m at the base and is 2.7m high. There is a small upright stone in the field-wall 6m to the E." (RCAHMS 1983)
Update November 2017: This site is recorded as Canmore ID 32295, the 1909 entry of which reads: "This standing stone is 9' high and 6'6" across the base. The New Statistical Account (NSA - 1845) notes a fragment 12'9" long lying on the ground, but this had disappeared by 1909. Reid (1909) suggests that the two stones may have formed part of a circle, the recumbent one not having broken off as suggested in the NSA." In 1983, a further entry was added: "This standing stone is situated on the top of Kirriemuir Hill; it measures 1.9m by 0.6m at the base and is 2.7m high. There is a small upright stone in the field-wall 6m to the E."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also feature a page for this site - see their entry for Kirriemuir Hill, Kirriemuir, Angus, which has directions for finding this stone, together with photographs, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
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