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Murthly Castle Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monolith located approximately 300 metres south-southwest of Murthly Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. The stone stands as evidence of ritual or territorial activity during the Bronze Age period, when such monoliths were erected across Scotland for purposes that remain partially understood but are generally associated with burial practices, ceremonial sites, or landscape demarcation. The monument is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's INSPIRE designation SM1570, ensuring its protection as a scheduled ancient monument. Its survival to the present day provides valuable archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and stone-working practices in the Tay valley region.
Murthly Castle, standing stone 300m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1570. View the official record →
Murthly Castle Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monolith located approximately 300 metres south-southwest of Murthly Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1570.
Murthly Castle, standing stone 300m SSW 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.
Murthly Castle, standing stone 300m 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 SM1570.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of (6.5 km), Court Hill,cairn,Loak (6.6 km), Over Benchil, standing stone 100m WSW of (7.7 km).
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