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Submitted by BigSweetie on Thursday, 11 September 2014  Page Views: 11150

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dalginross Alternative Name: The Court Knoll, The Roundel, Dunmhoid (Dunvoid); Muirend
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.219 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Perth and Kinross Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Perth  Nearest Village: Comrie
Map Ref: NN7802521264  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.367906N  Longitude: 3.976224W
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
 3 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
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Uralsdaughter visited on 22nd Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Anne T visited on 28th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Dalginross Four Poster, Near Comrie: From the Roman Stone and its companions, we headed north towards Comrie. Where the B827 takes a sharp left hand turn through Dalginross and Comrie, take the South Crieff Road towards Easter Dalginross and Muirhead Cemetery, where there is ample parking. From the layby by the cemetery, we walked back to the road junction with South Crieff Road and the trck to Dalginross Muir Farm; the stone circle is nestled under the trees, with moss covered tree stumps around it. Quite an enigmatic little stone circle, but I confess that it seemed a little like it had been recently put in here, perhaps as a landscaping feature. I had a bit of a hard time convincing myself it was Bronze Age, but Canmore confirms it is indeed.

MegalithicDania visited on 1st Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.67

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Dalginross submitted by postman : Peace and quiet, some cars may have gone past, but I didn't notice them. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This four-poster is in a peaceful location beside Muirend Cemetery at Dalginross, a village attached to Comrie. Situated on a small raised mound, only one of the stones remains upright. A stone cist and an urn of ashes were found here in the 19th century.

More information can be found on Canmore ID 24857, the very first entry from 1896 says: "Three of the stones were formerly prostrate and were re-erected c.1876, when a stone cist 3' 7" long was found in front of the largest slab. Within living memory an urn filled with ashes was found in the same mound. The place is called Dunmoid, or hill of judgement." A more recent entry from 1966 describes this as a 'four-poster' stone circle.

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also feature a page for this site - see their entry for Dunmoid, Dalginross, Comrie, Perthshire which gives directions for finding this stone circle together with a brief archaeology & history, a photograph, draings from 1911 and a 1991 plan.

Note: The Urban Prehistorian visits Dalginross / The Roundel / The Court Knoll / Dunmhoid / Dunvoid stone circle
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Dalginross submitted by BigSweetie : Dalginross four-poster (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dalginross submitted by BigSweetie (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dalginross submitted by hamish : Landranger 51 NO 213783 At Daliginross by Muirend Cemetery.Small and peaceful. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dalginross submitted by Bladup : Dalginross [The Roundel]. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dalginross submitted by BigSweetie : Dalginross four-poster (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dalginross submitted by Anne T : Stone 4, going clockwise around the four poster from the tallest stone. The tree stumps in and around the stones also looked like stones belonging to the circle!

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Dalginross submitted by Anne T : The next two stones, going clockwise around the circle from the tallest stone.

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Dalginross submitted by Anne T : The largest stone of this four poster

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Dalginross submitted by Anne T : Standing at the 'back' of the four poster (near the trees to its western side) looking across the four poster to the track leading to Dalginross Muir.

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Dalginross submitted by Anne T : Standing at the edge of the circular 'enclosure' on which this four poster stands, looking westwards across it.

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Dalginross submitted by Bladup : Dalginross [The Roundel].

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Dalginross submitted by postman : Hope you can read that ok

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Dalginross submitted by postman : three down but still in the circle

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Dalginross submitted by postman : Four stones and one tree stump.

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Dalginross submitted by postman : One out of four isn't as bad as it seems.

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Dalginross submitted by postman : Bye stones

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Dalginross submitted by cosmic : Viewed from West.

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Dalginross submitted by cosmic : It's the red car again (View from South).

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Dalginross submitted by cosmic : Viewed from North (road side).

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Dalginross submitted by cosmic : Viewed from East.

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Dalginross submitted by BigSweetie : Dalginross four-poster

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The Urban Prehistorian visits Dalginross by Andy B on Thursday, 11 September 2014
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The Urban Prehistorian (Glasgow University archaeologist Kenny Brophy) writes:

On the edge of the Perthshire village of Comrie, sandwiched between a row of houses and a cemetery, is a rather sorry looking set of stumpy stones, one of which is still standing, which go by the rather grand name of the Roundel (one of several names this site has as we shall see). It is a monument that has obviously declined (even in the last few decades), yet like all urban prehistory it still has a story to tell, which concludes with the identification of a surprising international twin.

But when I visited, none of this was apparent, and it didn’t even feel that welcoming. I parked beside the big out-of-town cemetery and walked along the roadside to see the stone up close. Beside the monument was a wooden stick with a board stuck to it, and taped to this was a piece of paper with the following written on it (in CAPS, which I have spared you from):

THE COURT KNOLL

Known also in Gaelic as Dunmhoid (Dunvoid) or the judgement mound, this is one of two such “four poster” monuments in the country and the only one containing a cist burial.

It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and protected under the 1979 Act, with the scheduling also including the surrounding land.

It is neither access to the private woodland nor a footpath. As it is being damaged by foot traffic, please do not use it as such.

There is a public footpath through the woods some 40 yards to the west. Please use this for access and respect and protect this unique monument and burial place.

I am not sure who the author of this rather pompous sign is, but it reveals little about the monument itself, and offers more questions than answers. For the casual visitor may well ask themselves: what on earth is a ‘four poster’? Normally, it means an extravagant bed found in fancy hotels and stately homes with curtains that both conceal the sleeping form within, but also could conspire to be a trip hazard (or a shield from ghostly visitors as in most Scrooge films). But not in prehistoric archaeology. In this very specific context, a four-poster (the hyphen is optional) means a square setting of four standing stones with each ‘post’ marking the corner of the square. In other words, square stone circles. Stone squares. Strange now I come to think of it.

I am puzzled by the assertion that there are only two such “four poster” monuments in the country – a quick search in CANMORE reveals there are 53 such monuments in Scotland, over half of which are in Perth and Kinross.

More, with lots of photos at The Urban Prehistorian
http://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/twins/
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