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Dunkeld is a pair of Bronze Age standing stones located 450 metres west-north-west of Newtyle in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises two upright stones of significant height, erected during the Bronze Age when such paired stones served ritual, territorial or ceremonial purposes across Scotland. The stones stand on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, comprising psammite and pelite formations laid down in the Middle Cambrian period, giving the landscape its characteristic pale, metamorphosed appearance.
The site sits within the distinctive geology of the Tay valley, where Cambrian rocks provide both the foundation and the raw material that Bronze Age communities would have known intimately. The positioning of the stones 450 metres from Newtyle suggests deliberate placement within the Bronze Age settlement pattern of the region. The survival of both stones to substantial height makes this a notable example of Bronze Age monumental practice in Perthshire.
The stones are protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM1541, ensuring their preservation as evidence of Bronze Age ritual and social organisation. Their landscape setting and the geological bedrock beneath them contribute to understanding how Bronze Age communities engaged with and understood their natural environment in central Scotland.
Dunkeld, two standing stones 450m WNW of Newtyle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1541. View the official record →
Dunkeld is a pair of Bronze Age standing stones located 450 metres west-north-west of Newtyle in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1541.
Dunkeld, two standing stones 450m WNW of Newtyle dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a two standing stones 450m wnw of newtyle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dunkeld, two standing stones 450m WNW of Newtyle 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 SM1541.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kemp's Hold,fort (2.2 km), Staredam, standing stones 80m SW of (2.8 km), Murthly Castle, standing stone 300m SSW of (3 km).
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Dunkeld, two standing stones 450m WNW of Newtyle stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.