Stone of Morphie
The Stone of Morphie is a standing stone about 700 metres west of the Coast Highway bridge of the River North Esk and 400 metres east of the historic Mill of Morphie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sunnyside Royal Hospital and Montrose Air Station Museum.
Sunnyside Royal Hospital
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland. It closed in 2011 and is now used for housing. Sunnyside Royal Hospital is situated 1 mile southwest of Stone of Morphie.
Montrose Air Station Museum
Museum
Photo: Kevan Dickin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Montrose Air Station Museum is located to the north of Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Montrose has the distinction of having the first operational military airfield in Great Britain and the Heritage Centre is located on the former airfield. Montrose Air Station Museum is situated 2 miles south of Stone of Morphie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillside and St Cyrus.
Hillside
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillside is a small private village in Angus, Scotland, situated 5 miles to the north of Montrose. The village is the location for the now disused psychiatric hospital, Sunnyside Royal Hospital.
St Cyrus
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Cyrus or Saint Cyrus, formerly Ecclesgreig is a village in the far south of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. St Cyrus is situated 2½ miles northeast of Stone of Morphie.
Marykirk
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marykirk is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the border with Angus at the River North Esk. The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of Montrose at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns. Marykirk is situated 2½ miles northwest of Stone of Morphie.
Stone of Morphie
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: standing stone in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.75548° or 56° 45′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.46443° or 2° 27′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C8VQG4P+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 7207878427OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7619074
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In Other Languages
“Stone of Morphie” goes by many names.
- German: “Stein von Morphie”
- German: “Stone of Morphie”
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Highlights include Logie Church and Charleton Farm.
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