Clashbennie Standing Stone
Clashbennie Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Clashbennie Standing Stone is situated nearby to the forest Hill West Wood, as well as near Sharps Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mugdrum Island and Pitfour Castle.
Mugdrum Island
Island
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres.
Pitfour Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Pitfour Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Clashbennie Standing Stone.
Lindores Abbey
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled monument. Lindores Abbey is situated 2 miles southeast of Clashbennie Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottown and Glencarse.
Cottown
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cottown is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, east of the village of St.Madoes and approximately 8 miles east of Perth. This area is in the Carse of Gowrie, and Cottown sits on a bank a rich alluvial soil to the north of the Firth of Tay between Perth and Dundee.
Glencarse
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway. Glencarse is situated 1½ miles west of Clashbennie Standing Stone.
St Madoes
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 AD based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St Madoes stone, a well-preserved Pictish cross. St Madoes is situated 1½ miles west of Clashbennie Standing Stone.
Clashbennie Standing Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “The Grey Stone”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.37776° or 56° 22′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.26172° or 3° 15′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C8R9PHQ+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 2166020652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill West Wood and Sharps Wood.
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