Orwell Standing Stones
Orwell Standing Stones is an archaeological site in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Orwell Standing Stones is situated nearby to the cemetery Old Orwell Kirkyard, as well as near the ruins Orwell Parish Church.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: two standing stones 150m N of Orwell in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Orwell standing stones”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Burleigh Castle.
Lochleven Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Lochleven Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Orwell Standing Stones.
Burleigh Castle
Castle
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The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th-century steading, recently adapted into housing. Burleigh Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Orwell Standing Stones.
St Serf’s Inch
Islet
Photo: Snaik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian monastic community, St Serf's Inch Priory. St Serf’s Inch is situated 2½ miles south of Orwell Standing Stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mawcarse and Glenlomond.
Glenlomond
Hamlet
Glenlomond is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies northeast of Loch Leven, north of the A911 road, at the foot of Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately 4 miles east of Kinross.
Milnathort
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milnathort, Scottish Gaelic: Muileann Choirthe, is a small town in the parish of Orwell in the county of Kinross-shire, Scotland and since 1996, the local council area of Perth and Kinross. Milnathort is situated 2 miles west of Orwell Standing Stones.
Orwell Standing Stones
- Categories: architectural structure, 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
56.2238° or 56° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.3734° or 3° 22′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C8R6JFG+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7433572790OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56661555
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Orwell Kirkyard and Orwell Parish Church.
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