© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Staredam is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 80 metres south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The stone stands upon bedrock formed from the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone interlayered with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that has shaped the landscape of this part of central Scotland since the Early Devonian period.
Standing stones of this type were erected across Scotland during the Bronze Age, typically serving ritual, ceremonial or territorial functions within prehistoric communities. Their placement in the landscape often reflects careful selection of visually prominent locations or sites of significance to the societies that raised them. Staredam's position within Perthshire places it within a region rich in Bronze Age activity, where numerous such monuments attest to sustained human settlement and ritual practice.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduled monument reference SM1584, recognising its importance as evidence of Bronze Age religious and social practice. Like many standing stones in Scotland, it preserves a tangible connection to the early metalworking societies that dominated the region, offering insight into their values, beliefs and relationship with the landscape they inhabited.
Staredam, standing stones 80m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1584. View the official record →
Staredam is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 80 metres south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1584.
Staredam, standing stones 80m SW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Staredam, standing stones 80m SW 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 SM1584.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meikle Obney, standing stone 260m E of (1.1 km), Mains of Airleywight,cairn (1.7 km), Murthly Castle, standing stone 300m SSW of (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Staredam, standing stones 80m SW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Staredam, standing stones 80m SW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.