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Dunning standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located three hundred metres south-east of Leadketty Holdings in Perthshire, Scotland. The stone rises from bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising sandstone interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This ancient foundation has weathered over four hundred million years, providing a stable base for monuments erected during the Bronze Age, roughly two thousand years after the bedrock was laid down.
Standing stones such as this were characteristic of Bronze Age ritual and territorial practice across northern Britain. Their precise original purpose remains debated amongst archaeologists, though they commonly marked significant landscape locations, served ceremonial or funerary functions, or defined important territorial boundaries. The Perthshire context places this stone within a region rich in prehistoric monument types.
The stone is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM6884, recognising its archaeological and cultural significance. Its survival on this Perthshire hillside, rooted in ancient sandstone bedrock, preserves evidence of Bronze Age communities who shaped the landscape according to their own social and spiritual needs.
Dunning, standing stone 300m SE of Leadketty Holdings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6884. View the official record →
Dunning standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located three hundred metres south-east of Leadketty Holdings in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6884.
Dunning, standing stone 300m SE of Leadketty Holdings dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 300m se of leadketty holdings. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dunning, standing stone 300m SE of Leadketty Holdings 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 SM6884.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Millhaugh,enclosure and pit alignment 300m E of (0.9 km), Cairn and mortuary enclosure 120m WSW and 150m SW of Cranberry (1.2 km), Henge and palisaded enclosure, 220m WSW and 210m SW of Millhaugh Farmhouse (1.4 km).
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Dunning, standing stone 300m SE of Leadketty Holdings stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.