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Submitted by Nick on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 7929

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pitcrocknie
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: NO2554648860  Landranger Map Number: 53
Latitude: 56.625647N  Longitude: 3.215074W
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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ivrig visited on 20th Mar 2024 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 2 Access: 3 A new housing estate is replacing the golf course, the stone is being looked after but behind fencing

Pitcrocknie
Pitcrocknie submitted by Nick : The stone looking to the south (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Perthshire

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Pitcrocknie submitted by cosmic : Pilcrockn (1) Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pitcrocknie submitted by ivrig : Pitcrocknie standing stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pitcrocknie submitted by cosmic : Pilcrock (3) Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Pitcrocknie by cosmic on Thursday, 12 February 2015
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Finally managed to find it when foliage gone from trees along B952. Park at gate and go down through tree boundary. Stone can be seen in rough between two fairways.
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