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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Great Stane O' PendreighCountry: Scotland County: Stirling Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Bridge of Allan
Map Ref: NS8138299686
Latitude: 56.175006N Longitude: 3.912218W
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 |
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Fallen Standing Stone in Stirling. This is a solid but fallen four-sided pillar, 13 feet long and tapering 4'6" to 1'6" wide.
It is reputed to have been placed to commemorate Wallace’s victories. Some say it was placed in memory of the Shepherd of Braco who dispatched with his broadsword a large number of dragoons who are now buried beneath the stone. However, the stone is several thousand years older than the tales it supposedly commemorates.
The stone is located 670 yards west of the old Sheriffmuir Road (Bridge of Allan to Greenloaning) on the edge of the Ochil Hills. Paths up to the stone vary from year to year, but access isn’t difficult. The view from the hill is 360º with Dumyat to the south.
This standing stone is also recorded as Canmore ID 47124, the latest entry from 1978 reading: "This fallen standing stone measures 1.4m broad, 0.5m thick and 4m in length."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this stone - see their entry for Pendreich Muir, Dunbland, Stirlingshire, which gives directions for finding this site, together with a photograph and a brief archaeology & history. TNA describe this as "a wonderful spot, located at the highest point on this small, lowland region of the western edge of the Ochil Hills."
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