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Cramflat Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1527. The stone stands on bedrock of the Strathmore Group, ancient sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that was formed during the Emsian period of the Early Devonian. This geological foundation has supported human activity in the landscape for millennia.
Standing stones of this type were commonly erected during the Bronze Age, typically serving ritual, territorial or ceremonial functions within prehistoric communities. The Perthshire landscape contains numerous examples of such monuments, often positioned prominently to be visible across distances, suggesting their importance as landscape markers or meeting places.
The stone's survival into the present day, despite agricultural development and landscape change, reflects its cultural significance and the enduring nature of such monuments. Its protected status ensures that Cramflat Standing Stone remains a tangible connection to Bronze Age settlement patterns and practices in central Scotland, contributing to understanding of how prehistoric communities organised and marked their territories.
Cramflat,standing stone E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1527. View the official record →
Cramflat Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1527.
Cramflat,standing stone E of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cramflat,standing stone E of 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 SM1527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent (4.2 km), Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank (4.6 km), Huntingtower Castle (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cramflat,standing stone E of'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.
Cramflat,standing stone E of stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.