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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clach-a-Mharsain - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Sunday, 18 April 2010  Page Views: 4960

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clach-a-Mharsain Alternative Name: Stone of the Packman
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pitlochry  Nearest Village: Kinloch Rannoch
Map Ref: NN65385892
Latitude: 56.702525N  Longitude: 4.200295W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
4

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Clach-a-Mharsain submitted by nicoladidsbury : Standing Stone Clach-a-Mharsain, or the Pedlar Stone, on the side or Loch Rannoch, with views to the mountain Schiehallion. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Perth and Kinross

Clach-a-Mharsain which means the ‘Stone of the Packman’. The legend tell of a wandering pedlar who had been travelling with a pack slung over his shoulders. He sat down by the stone to rest, putting his pack on top of it, it slipped down the back of the stone and the loop at the front caught round his neck. The heavy pack trapped him and he died of strangulation.
The stone is on the edge of the grounds of the MacDonald Loch Rannoch Hotel. and is hard to miss, though I did, and had to ask the receptionist where it was.....
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NN6558 : Clach a' Mharslin by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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NN6558 : Clach a' Mharslin by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2008(licence)
NN6558 : A large hotel overlooking Loch Rannoch by James Denham
by James Denham
©2013(licence)
NN6558 : Loch Rannoch Highland Club by Ian S
by Ian S
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NN6558 : Siskin by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2008(licence)

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