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Loak Standing Stone, located 470 metres south-southeast of Loak in Perthshire, is a Bronze Age standing stone of regional significance within the wider landscape of prehistoric Scottish monuments. The stone survives as a substantial upright monolith, typical of Bronze Age ritual and territorial markers found throughout this region of central Scotland. Its precise archaeological context and dimensions are recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM1562, reflecting its recognition as a scheduled monument of national importance. Standing stones of this period, generally dating from the Bronze Age, frequently occur in clusters or alignments across the Highlands and Lowlands, suggesting their role in communal practices and landscape organisation during the later prehistoric period.
Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1562. View the official record →
Loak Standing Stone, located 470 metres south-southeast of Loak in Perthshire, is a Bronze Age standing stone of regional significance within the wider landscape of prehistoric Scottish monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1562.
Loak, standing stone 470m SSE 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 Britain.
Loak, standing stone 470m SSE 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 SM1562.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent (6.6 km), Bertha, Roman Fort (6.6 km), Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank (6.9 km).
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