<< Our Photo Pages >> Randolphfield Stones - Standing Stones in Scotland in Stirling
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Randolphfield StonesCountry: Scotland County: Stirling Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Stirling
Map Ref: NS79449244
Latitude: 56.109454N Longitude: 3.940197W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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Anne T visited on 30th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Randolphfield Stones, Sterling: This visit felt really strange, as the stones were literally in front of the police station, and I wondered if I’d get a tap on the shoulder and the memory card from my camera confiscated! No one seemed to turn a hair, though I took a number of photographs of both stones.
The stones are on the grassy forecourt in front of the main police station, on the right hand side of the B8051 heading SW from the town centre. There are two stones about 50 yards apart.
Local folklore links them with commemmoration of Bannockburn and an encounter the evening before between Randolph Earl of Moray and an English general. The second event is unlikely as the name Randolph Field for the area is not recorded until the end of the 18th Century.
For more information see Canmore ID 46226, an extract of which reads: "These stones may have been there prior to the skirmish or have been erected in commemoration of it. At least one stone (to the SW) was moved in the 20th century ahead of the construction of the current Police HQ. A series of hand dug test pits, excavated 29–31 May 2014, failed to identify either prehistoric or medieval material. However, a slot against the second stone to the NE confirmed that it had not been moved in the recent past and may be in situ."
An entry from 1963, taken from an 1880 source says: "Stone 'A' is an upright rectangular pillar, 4' high and measuring 2' by 1'6" at ground level. Stone 'B' also an upright rectangular pillar, is 3'8" high and 1'5" by 1' at ground level."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for these standing stones - see their entry for Randolphfield, Stirling, Stirlingshire, which gives directions for finding these stones (described as easy to find), an image of the 1820 OS map showing the location of these stones, recent photographs, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
Note: Excavation and dating links the Randolphfield Stones to the 1314 battle Battle of Bannockburn
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