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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Spittal of Glenshee Standing StoneCountry: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Map Ref: NO1086770194 Landranger Map Number: 43
Latitude: 56.814676N Longitude: 3.46165W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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ivrig visited on 19th Mar 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Plenty of parking space but the Inn has gone, walk around behind the church and it's an easy climb up a grassy knoll.
hamish have visited here
Looking east. This stone stands on a low mound to the rear of the old kirk in Spittal. Take the A93 from Blairgowrie, Spittal of Glenshee lies in a bend in the road just before the long climb up towards the ski slopes.
It's easiest to park at the Spittal Inn, (the coffee's not bad and they do a mean carrot cake...) and walk down the road towards the bridge. Cross it and bear left, you'll see the stone easily enough. Bit of a muddy scramble up the slope, but again, the views are worth it. No visible markings on the stone, though someone had left a candle below it and a small stone with the words 'Shelia RIP' painted on it. No evidence of any damage to the stone itself from this small personal memorial.
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