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Commonbank Stone Circle Perth and Kinross

Submitted by SandyG on Friday, 11 January 2019  Page Views: 8979

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Commonbank
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NO1748824837  Landranger Map Number: 53
Latitude: 56.408534N  Longitude: 3.338736W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 🔒 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 🔒 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5
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SandyG visited on 6th Jul 2018 Car parking is available at Commonbank Farm (NO 17819 24560) but permission should be obtained before parking.

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : View from above and north east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)
A row of three stones and possible stone circle in Perthshire. A grouping of stones at the western end of the row were identified by the Royal Commission as a small four poster stone circle.

Given the amount of cleared stone in the area combined with the irregular arrangement of the stones, this identification should be considered as uncertain at best.
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Contributor Bio for SandyG: Based in South Wales, contributing since 2012. Occupation: Archaeologist.

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by Nick : Looking to the east over the row. Take the turning into Glencarse from the A90 between Perth and Dundee. Head NNW just after the hotel, and follow signs for Gouktoun. Take a right, then right again for Balthayock, and follow this road for about two miles. The stones lie within the farm lands of Commonbank Farm, lying to the west of the road. They are accessible via the farm road and through t... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Commonbank submitted by SandyG : Plan of Commonbank stone row showing the position of the numbered stones (Source: survey by Sandy Gerrard and George Currie at 1:100). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Commonbank submitted by Nick : The row looking to the west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Commonbank submitted by ray67052 : Visited today, 31/08/25. I took this photo from the drone, as it was safer with the cows in the field right next to the stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Commonbank submitted by SandyG : View from above and west of the “possible” stone circle with the stone row row beyond (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : A grouping of stones at the western end of the stone row have been identified by the Royal Commission as a small four poster stone circle. Given the amount of cleared stone in the area combined with the irregular arrangement of the stones, this identification should be considered as uncertain at best. View from north (Scale 1m).

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Commonbank submitted by SandyG : Stone 3 is recumbent, measures 1.8m long by 1m wide and stands up to 0.7m high above the ground surface. Three cup marks have been recorded on the upper surface of the stone.

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : Stone 2 is recumbent, measures 1.4m long by 0.8m wide and stands up to 0.3m high above the ground surface. View from west (Scale 1m).

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : Stone 1 is recumbent, measures 2.2m long by 0.8m wide and stands up to 0.7m high. View from south (Scale 1m).

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : View from above and north (Scale 1m).

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : View from above and north west (Scale 1m).

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : View from above and west (Scale 1m).

Commonbank
Commonbank submitted by SandyG : Looking east along the row. Note the small closed sea triangle above the ranging rod (Scale 1m).

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Re: Commonbank by ray67052 on Sunday, 31 August 2025
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I'm not sure there is a stone circle here; it feels more like an alignment/row than a circle.
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