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<< Our Photo Pages >> Staredam Standing Stones - Standing Stones in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by BigSweetie on Tuesday, 08 October 2002  Page Views: 7835

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Staredam Standing Stones Alternative Name: Stare Dam, Staredam stones
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: NO049383  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.527073N  Longitude: 3.547562W
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.
 no data 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.
 4 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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Staredam
Staredam submitted by BigSweetie : Staredam standing stones (Vote or comment on this photo)
A Pair of Standing Stones in Perthshire

The NE stone has a cross inscribed by a passing Celtic missionary.
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Staredam standing stones
Staredam standing stones submitted by BigSweetie : Staredam standing stones NO049383 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by Dodomad : Staredam standing stones, Perthshire. One inscribed with a medieval cross. Photos by Suz @BlurredStones on Twitter (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by hamish : These stones are in a field just off the road. you can park in the farm lane. There is a cross incised on the face of the righthand stone. The Society of Antiquaries state that this is one the first examples of a symbol of the Christian faith to be placed on a stone of a pre-historic group. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staredam standing stones
Staredam standing stones submitted by BigSweetie : the NE stone, showing the cross inscribed by a passing Celtic missionary NO049383 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by Dodomad : Staredam standing stones, Perthshire. One inscribed with a medieval cross. Photos by Suz @BlurredStones on Twitter (Vote or comment on this photo)

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by Dodomad

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by cosmic : The westerly stone

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by cosmic : The easterly stone with inscribed cross

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by cosmic : The pair of stones looking east

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by cosmic : The pair of stones

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by hamish : There are no problems accessing these stones, the field gate is hooked so please re-hook it.

Staredam Standing Stones
Staredam Standing Stones submitted by hamish : You can see the incised cross on the first of these stones.

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Re: Staredam Standing Stones by Andy B on Sunday, 16 October 2022
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More photos on Twitter from Fife Hedgewitch

https://twitter.com/FifeHedgewitch/status/1581561990702473216
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Staredam, Perthshire by Andy B on Thursday, 20 April 2017
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A write up from Douglas Scott, author of Watchers of the Dawn (PDF)

https://watchersofthedawn.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/staredam-perthshire5.pdf

More at https://watchersofthedawn.wordpress.com/
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Street View by coldrum on Monday, 22 March 2010
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Re: Staredam Standing Stones by Anonymous on Thursday, 17 July 2003
I think that the cross on the right-hand stone is more likely mediæval or later
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