Stones from Blairmuir Wood

The two unaligned stones of Blairmuir Wood (also named after the surrounding farms Craigmakerran, Loanhead, Newlands or Wolfhill) are about 5.5 m apart and are believed to be the remainder of a stone circle north of Perth in Perthshire , Scotland .

The long axes of the pair of stones are at right angles to each other, at the southern end of a narrow strip of forest, east of Blairmuir Wood between the Loanhead Steading farm and the hamlet of Wolfhill.

The southeast stone measures about 0.8 m above the base, 1.3 m from west to east and is 1.55 m high. The northwest stone measures about 0.8 m above the base, 1.6 m from north to south and is also 1.55 m high.

A. Scott referred to the pair of stones as the "Druid Temple" in 1911 and assumed that it was once a circle.

literature

• David Perry: South-east Perthshire Stone Circle Trail, Perth and Kinross (Collace / St Martins parishes), access and interpretation. In: Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. New Series, Vol. 9, 2008, p. 140, doi : 10.5284 / 1000284 .

Web links

• Description Engl. and picture
• Entry on Blairmuir Wood stones  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
• Description Engl. and picture

Coordinates: 56 ° 28 '48.1 "  N , 3 ° 23' 6.9"  W.