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Clach Glas is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 130 metres west-south-west of Westhaugh of Tulliemet. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a formation of psammite and pelite rock laid down during the Middle Cambrian period. This ancient geological foundation has supported the stone for thousands of years since its erection in prehistory.
The stone is one of numerous monoliths raised across Scotland during the Bronze Age, a period when such monuments served ceremonial, burial or territorial functions within Bronze Age communities. Clach Glas is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1515, reflecting its significance as an archaeological resource.
The surrounding landscape of Perthshire contains numerous other prehistoric monuments, indicating this area held importance for Bronze Age populations. The monument's preservation allows insight into the ritual practices and landscape use of communities who inhabited this region over three thousand years ago, their choices of placement reflecting deep knowledge of the local terrain and stone resources available to them.
Clach Glas, standing stone 130m WSW of Westhaugh of Tulliemet is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1515. View the official record →
Clach Glas is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 130 metres west-south-west of Westhaugh of Tulliemet. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1515.
Clach Glas, standing stone 130m WSW of Westhaugh of Tulliemet dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 130m wsw of westhaugh of tulliemet. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clach Glas, standing stone 130m WSW of Westhaugh of Tulliemet is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1515.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kindallachan, standing stone (1.5 km), Kincraigie, homestead 170m NNW of (1.8 km), Clachan More, two standing stones 100m WSW of Dowally Kirk (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clach Glas, standing stone 130m WSW of Westhaugh of Tulliemet's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Clach Glas, standing stone 130m WSW of Westhaugh of Tulliemet stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.