Càrn na Marbh
Càrn na Marbh is a re-used Bronze Age tumulus, located in Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. The mound was used in the 14th century for burying victims of the plague away from the church graveyard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: bronze Age tumulus
- Also known as: “Carn na Marbh”, “Fortingall”, and “Plague Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fortingall Yew and Priory Island.
Fortingall Yew
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates place its age at an average of 5,000 years. Fortingall Yew is situated 480 feet northeast of Càrn na Marbh.
Priory Island
Islet
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Priory Island is an islet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Càrn na Marbh.
Kenmore Parish Church
Church
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kenmore Parish Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Càrn na Marbh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortingall and Kenmore.
Fortingall
Village
Photo: Dunpharlain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortingall is a small village in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Its nearest sizable neighbours are Aberfeldy and Kenmore. Local legend claims that it was the birthplace of Pontius Pilate, although he was born well before the Roman conquest and became famous in the biblical account of Jesus's death 30 years before the Romans first reached this part of Scotland.
Kenmore
Village
Photo: Ksbrown, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kenmore is a small village in Perthshire, in the Highlands of Scotland, located where Loch Tay drains into the River Tay. Kenmore is situated 2 miles east of Càrn na Marbh.
Acharn
Village
Acharn is a hamlet in the Kenmore parish of the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is situated on the south shore of Loch Tay close to its eastern end. Acharn is situated 2 miles southeast of Càrn na Marbh.
Càrn na Marbh
- Categories: tumulus, 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
56.59733° or 56° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.05263° or 4° 3′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C8QHWWW+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6347489399OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5202307
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