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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dane's Stone Alternative Name: Pitfourie, Moulin Standing StonesCountry: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pitlochry Nearest Village: Moulin
Map Ref: NN9425559414 Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.714395N Longitude: 3.729174W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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DJCM visited on 29th May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 A quick visit at the start of a hike up Ben Vrackie, in a field to the left of the road.
tom_bullock have visited here
This whinstone block is just over 2 m high. It is said that several more stones once stood here in a circle and are now buried but no such stones have been found.
This prehistoric standing stone is recorded as Canmore ID 26312 which gives the dimensions of the stone as "2.1m x 1.3m x 0.6m, increasing to 0.9m wide at ground level. There is no trace of further stones." They add that there appears to be some confusion about the name of this stone, which appeared relatively recently. 'Dane's Stone' may possibly apply to the Balnakeilly Standing Stone at NN 9463 5943 (Canmore ID 26276).
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page on this stone - see their entry for Dane’s Stone, Moulin, Pitlochry, Perthshire which includes directions for finding the stone, photographs and a brief archaeology and history. They also add that in local folklore, an old market was once held here.
Note: The Dane's Stone collapses in bad weather, click on the link to The Courier in our comment to see the photo and more details
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