Saddlin' Mare (Sma' Glen)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Saddlin' Mare (Sma' Glen) Alternative Name: Giants Grave, Clach OssianCountry: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Crieff Nearest Village: Gilmerton
Map Ref: NN90422964
Latitude: 56.446156N Longitude: 3.779187W
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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The road through Sma’ Glen is an ancient drove road which may explain the tradition of Saddlin’ the Mare. According to Clifton Johnson, an Amercan travel writer, in Land of Heather (1903) it was traditional for travellers passing through the Sma’ Glen to place up to 3 increasingly heavy stones on the sloping top of The Saddlin’ Mare without them falling off. There is only one stone at the base of The Mare Stane nowadays, however it is around 200lbs so it would certainly be a challenge.
There is graffiti etched into the stone, initials and dates of successful attempts maybe.
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