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Glassie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 960 metres north-west of the village it takes its name from. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from the Southern Highland Group, a complex sequence of volcanic and sedimentary rocks laid down during the Middle Cambrian period. These ancient lavas, tuffs and volcaniclastic deposits underlie much of the landscape in which this Bronze Age marker was erected, their hard igneous character providing substantial stone resources available to prehistoric communities.
The standing stone represents a tradition of monumental stone-setting that flourished across Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age, typically associated with ritual, territorial or commemorative purposes. Such solitary stones, known as menhirs or baetyls, often marked significant locations within the Bronze Age landscape, whether as meeting places, burial markers or waypoints across challenging terrain.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM9685, recognising its archaeological and cultural significance as a survival of Bronze Age monumental practice in the Scottish Highlands. The stone's survival to the present day, despite centuries of agricultural and settlement activity in Perthshire, testifies to its durability and the enduring respect granted to such ancient monuments within the landscape.
Glassie, standing stone 960m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9685. View the official record →
Glassie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 960 metres north-west of the village it takes its name from. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9685.
Glassie, standing stone 960m NW 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.
Glassie, standing stone 960m NW 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 SM9685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Dun,fort 400m ESE of Tyndun (4.4 km), Margmore, cup and ring marked rock 580m SSW of (4.9 km), Urlar,settlement 550m E of (4.9 km).
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Glassie, standing stone 960m NW of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is lava, tuff, volcaniclastic rock and sedimentary rock.