Scheduled Monument
Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of MuirendSM1542
Status: Designated
Documents
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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.
Summary
- Date Added
- 20/05/1930
- Last Date Amended
- 31/05/1994
- Supplementary Information Updated
- 28/08/2019
- Type
- Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
- Local Authority
- Perth And Kinross
- Parish
- Comrie
- NGR
- NN 78018 21260
- Coordinates
- 278018, 721260
Description
The monument is a scheduled stone circle of the later Neolithic or Bronze Age situated in a broad-leaf wood immediately NW of a
cemetery.
The circle comprises four stones, originally in a four-post setting,
but now only one stone still stands. The setting is located centrally
on a platform about 26m in diameter and 0.5m high.
The area of the present scheduling is not known since no map
accompanies the scheduling papers. The area to be scheduled includes
the stone circle, the platform and an area around it within which
traces of activity associated with their use may be found. The area
is irregular, measures 50m NW-SE by 40m transversely, bounded on the
SE by the cemetery wall (which is specifically excluded from the scheduling) and on the N and NE by the modern road, as marked in red
on the attached map.
Statement of National Importance
The monument is of national importance as a stone circle of the Neolithic or Bronze Age which has the potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices, particularly in the light of the survival nearby of a number of possibly contemporary burial mounds.
References
Bibliography
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