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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Orwell Standing Stones Alternative Name: Mawcloych
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Kinross Nearest Village: Orwell
Map Ref: NO14940432 Landranger Map Number: 58
Latitude: 56.223806N Longitude: 3.373382W
Condition:

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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

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3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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3 Access:

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
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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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**Orwell Standing Stones** submitted by Postman : The Lomond hills fall dramatically and the scene is caught by the Orwell stones, and me. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A Pair of Standing Stones in Kinross-shire, as was, which now comes under Perth & Kinross.

These stones are recorded as Canmore ID 27912, the original 1906 entry of which reads: "Both of these standing stones are of whinstone. The western one, rugged and angular, is about 7 1/2' high, while the other, smooth-sided, is about 9'8" high. Coles notes a quartzite pebble, 5" x 2 7/8", used as a pounder, found between the stones." Click on the link to see more information in the Publication Account from 1987.

The also feature on The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) - see their entry for Orwell, Milnathort, Kinross which includes directions for finding this site, together with photographs, an image of the 1857 OS map showing the location of the stones, a comprehensive archaeology & history and photographs. Paul Bennett of TNA quotes from a number of references and calls this "A remarkable setting as far as I'm concerned."
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