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A Guide to Stone Circles (New Edition), Aubrey Burl

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drumend - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by BigSweetie on Sunday, 14 December 2003  Page Views: 6555

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drumend
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Blairgowrie  Nearest Village: Rattray
Map Ref: NO20184582  Landranger Map Number: 53
Latitude: 56.597459N  Longitude: 3.301566W
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.
no data 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
4

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Drumend submitted by BigSweetie : Drumend standing stone NO 2018 4582 Perthshire (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing stone in Perthshire

From the centre of Perth, head E across the river, and join the A93 heading N. You will drive through Guildtown, pass the famous Meikleour beech hedge, and the cursus called the Cleaven Dyke before reaching Blairgowrie. Continue on the road that you are on, and it will take you into the centre of town. You will see a triangular grassy area on your right as you approach some traffic lights. Go into the left lane, which will take you left over the River Ericht. The road climbs, and you will pass on your left a turn-off for Glenshee and Braemar. Instead, stay on the road that you are on (now the A926) and leave Blairgowrie to the E.

Drumend is approximately 2.0km from the bridge over the Ericht. It is in a field on the left, close to the left-hand (W) boundary, about 150m up the field, but can be quite difficult to see from the road. This is a fast and narrow road, with few places to park. I would suggest either parking on the edge of Blairgowrie and walking the 1.0km or so to the stone, or looking for a farm drive that you can pull into without blocking.

Dimensions:

stone - 1.6m tall

Notes:

This single standing stone sits on a slight mound towards the NW corner of a field off the A926. Standing 1.6m tall, it swells slightly around its middle, where it is wider than at it's base or top. Around its base is piled field clearance, and it has obviously been scraped by farm machinery at some point. Although a largely unremarkable stone, it's a nice site, with a good view to the south, over Strathmore, towards the King's Seat and the distant Sidlaws.

References (books):

Coles, F R (1909) 'Report on stone circles surveyed in Perthshire (South-East District), with measured plans and drawings; obtained under the Gunning Fellow- ship' Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 43, 1908-9, p113

NSA (1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy 15v, Edinburgh, Vol.10, p241

OSA (1791-9) The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes Sir John Sinclair (ed.), Edinburgh, Vol.4, p150

RCAHMS (1990) RCAHMS - North-east Perth: an archaeological landscape Edinburgh, p23, No.70

Tranter, N (1971) The Queen's Scotland - The Heartland London, p41

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Stone Circles in Angus and Perthshire

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Drumend submitted by BigSweetie : Drumend standing stone NO 2018 4582 Perthshire (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drumend submitted by cosmic : Drumend in Perthsire is in a field to the North of the A926 just to the East of Blairgowrie. It looks to be always an arable field and because of the crop of barley I couldn't see the other sides.

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Drumend submitted by cosmic

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