<< Our Photo Pages >> Balnakeilly - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: BalnakeillyCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.859 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pitlochry Nearest Village: Moulin
Map Ref: NN94655944 Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.714718N Longitude: 3.722735W
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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Information on this 9 foot tall standing stone can be found on Canmore ID 26276. In their 1998 report, Canmore record:"A standing stone close to the entrance to the driveway at Balnakeilly was drawn to the attention of HS by the owner, Lt Col Stewart. A series of tool marks and the general regularity of the stone suggested that it might be of relatively modern origin, although its position, set back slightly from the road, was not as obvious as might be expected if the stone was a recent feature. Inspection of OS maps, however, indicated that although recorded on the 2nd edition map, it was absent from the 1st edition, while other nearby standing stones were marked on both. It appears that the stone was probably erected in the mid- to late 19th century to adorn the entrance to Balnakeilly."
The Northern Antiquarian's Balnakeilly Stone, Moulin, Pitlochry, Perthshire page gives directions on how to find this stone, together with photographs and the archaeology and history of the immediate area.
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