Newtyle
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Newtyle Alternative Name: Dunkeld Standing Stones, New Tyle; Doo's Nest; Druid's Stones (Dunkeld)Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Dunkeld Nearest Village: Little Dunkeld
Map Ref: NO0449241062 Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.551794N Longitude: 3.555209W
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 |
11 photos by 2 photographers
In The Old Stones Book: p.293
In The Old Stones Book: p.293
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The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for these standing stones, see their entry for Newtyle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, which gives directions for finding these stones, together with photographs, a copy of Alex Thom's groundplan, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
The site is also recorded as Canmore ID 27206, the most recent entry of which dates from 1986 and reads: "This pair of standing stones lies to the NE of the public road (A984) and is unusually situated at the foot of a steep slope at the rear of a terrace overlooking the River Tay. The N stone, which leans slightly to the W, rises to a height of 2.1m, and the S stone is 1.6m high."
Interestingly, TNA notes that a visit from Alex Thom in 1990 resulted in the following observation: "This two stone alignment showed the midsummer setting sun. The south stone may possibly, by itself, have shown the setting Moon at major standstill." TNA also includes an extract from Burl's 'From Carnac to Callanish (1993)', which includes a description of the stones: "Both are of local quartzoze schist and are ‘playing-card’ in shape. As usual it is the westernmost stone that is taller, 7ft 2in (2.2m) in height. Its peak tapers almost to a point. Conversely, its partner is flat-topped and only 4ft 9in (1.5m) high. The pairing of such dissimilarly shaped stones has led to the interpretation of them as male and female personifications."
Note: Directions: Heading north on the A9 from Perth, turn off at Dunkeld. Follow the road into Dunkeld, crossing the bridge over the River Tay. Immediately after the bridge, turn right onto the A984. Approximately 2.5km along this road are the standing stones, just back from the road, on the left, and partially hidden by ferns. There is nowhere to stop immediately by the stones as they are close to a corner, but a few hundred metres further on there is space to park on the verge by the side of the road.
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