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Monzie Castle standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 600 metres to the east-south-east of Monzie Castle itself. The stone stands as a solitary monument on bedrock composed of Arbuttnott-Garvock Group sandstone, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone formations dating to the Pragian period. This particular geological foundation, laid down in the early Devonian, characterises the underlying landscape of this part of Perthshire and would have been the familiar terrain to Bronze Age communities who erected the stone.
Standing stones of this period typically marked significant locations within the Bronze Age landscape, serving purposes that may have included territorial markers, ceremonial sites or waypoints along ancient routeways. Their persistence across the millennia reflects their considerable effort of construction and the enduring significance of their locations.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM1569, recognising its archaeological importance and ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in Scotland.
Monzie Castle,standing stone 600m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1569. View the official record →
Monzie Castle standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 600 metres to the east-south-east of Monzie Castle itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1569.
Monzie Castle,standing stone 600m ESE 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.
Monzie Castle,standing stone 600m ESE 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 SM1569.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Strageath Mains, Roman fort, annexe and field system SE of (6.6 km), Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m NE of (6.8 km), Innerpeffray Castle (6.9 km).
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Monzie Castle,standing stone 600m ESE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.