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Lairhill is a Bronze Age standing stone alignment situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 400 metres south-south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument comprises a series of upright stones arranged in alignment, a common ritual or ceremonial arrangement from the Bronze Age period, roughly 2300 to 700 BC. Such alignments often served purposes connected to astronomical observation, territorial marking, or ceremonial gatherings, though their precise original function remains debated among archaeologists.
The site rests upon bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period and composed primarily of sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This locally available stone would have provided suitable material for the monument's construction, as Bronze Age communities typically quarried and shaped stone from their immediate landscape for ritual monuments.
The alignment is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM4539, recognising its significance as a Bronze Age ceremonial site. The Perthshire landscape contains numerous such monuments from this period, reflecting the region's importance as a centre of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity during the second and early first millennia BC.
Lairhill,standing stone alignment 400m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4539. View the official record →
Lairhill is a Bronze Age standing stone alignment situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 400 metres south-south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4539.
Lairhill,standing stone alignment 400m SSW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone alignment. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lairhill,standing stone alignment 400m SSW 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 SM4539.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey Craig,fort (6.9 km), Tullibody,old parish church (7.5 km), Stirling, remains of former bridge to N of Stirling Old Bridge (8.3 km).
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Lairhill,standing stone alignment 400m SSW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.