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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dark Stane Roundie - Round Barrow(s) in Scotland in Angus

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dark Stane Roundie
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Dundee
Map Ref: NO362310  Landranger Map Number: 54
Latitude: 56.466796N  Longitude: 3.037072W
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:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
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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
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Dark Stane Roundie
Dark Stane Roundie submitted by Nick : Dundee NO362310 Park at the foot of the hill - just off the Ninewells access roundabout, on the south side, is a small residential area where there is usually parking space. Walk up the drive towards the hospital, and as you pass the first curve you'll see the cairn on your right. This cairn or barrow is described thus in Canmore: "A small circular, wooded enclosure on Menzieshill fa... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Angus

Park at the foot of the hill - just off the Ninewells access roundabout, on the south side, is a small residential area where there is usually parking space. Walk up the drive towards the hospital, and as you pass the first curve you'll see the cairn on your right. This cairn or barrow is described thus in Canmore: "A small circular, wooded enclosure on Menzieshill farm, known locally as "Dark Stane" Roundie, derived its name from a large upright block of dark whinstone, standing near its centre, almost enveloped in foliage. It has been suggested that it formed part of a stone circle, and when it was removed in 1888, a quantity of bones was ploughed up at the spot where it stood. Further human bones were found all over the Roundie when it was ploughed over. The stone was about 7' high, 4' broad and 1' thick, entirely unsculptured, but fairly smooth on the sides which faced east and west. A large piece lying on the ground was said to have been struck off by lightning." The stone has long since gone, as has the wood. On the top of the cairn now are a few small stones, which look like Victorian railing supports - only 4 of a possible 7 or 8 are left, all with small holes facing outward. There's not much left to look at, and it is now almost surrounded by roads and housing developments.
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Dark Stane Roundie
Dark Stane Roundie submitted by Kozmik : The Menzieshill Folly This is the megalithic folly built as a viewing point and shelter. It consists of several massive slabs in a horseshoe shape with slabs inside forming benches. When constructed the surrounding area would have been farmland and the views of the Silvery Tay would have been unhindered by the 1960's multi-storey developments. Interestingly these are earmarked for demolition at ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dark Stane Roundie
Dark Stane Roundie submitted by Kozmik : The Menzieshill Folly You can see that these slabs have came from a quarry; there are drill holes visible. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Dark Stane Roundie by Kozmik on Saturday, 31 May 2008
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The nearby bar and lounge is called the Rock and I recall it having a fibreglass copy of one of the Meigle stones behind a window at the entrance, draped with cans of Tennents and the "lager lovelies" back in 1970's.
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Re: Dark Stane Roundie by Anonymous on Tuesday, 18 March 2008
I was delighted to find this site and the comments. The location flagged was very close to where I was brought up and I remember playing at the folly, but I think we called it a fort or "Menzies Castle", pronounced 'meeniss'. I recall reading somewhere that chambered graves and skeletons were found in the area, but it looks like the stones were from the old red sandstone quarry further along Dickson Avenue. I also played on what people still seem to think was an ice house! The "man in the blue van" would indeed chase you as it was on hospital grounds and he would think you were up to no good. We would go there in search of a good "spammy", i.e. a bouncy branch of a tree to which you would acrobatically attach yourself, and shout "spammy!". A sort of pre-cursor to "parkour" or "urban running". Access these days is much better. If you pan down and find Tom McDonald Avenue, the Dark Stane Roundie is clearly visible to the right at the curve of the road. I don't know where the ice house myth came from, it's possible that Ninewells House had one and people thought that it was the barrow. It's too big to be an ice house anyway. Cheers, Colin.
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Re: Dark Stane Roundie by Andy B on Tuesday, 27 February 2007
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OK, thanks for the information JS. We'll keep the site listed so people know what it is.
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Re: Dark Stane Roundie by Anonymous on Tuesday, 27 February 2007
I was brought up nerby and often played on this mound - it is in the grounds of what was Ninewells house and we always were told it was an ice house for the storing of ice - the rails at the top were an entrance - i remember them well - we were not allowed to ply there you understand but the chase was always part of the fun!
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Re: Dark Stane Roundie by Anonymous on Tuesday, 27 January 2004
Hi the site ytou have posted is not dark stane roundie, It is further north and nothing exists. The site you have posted is a Victorian folly by a sea captian as a viewingm point.

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