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Excavation slide - view of the lifting of a stone.
SC 342811
Description Excavation slide - view of the lifting of a stone.
Collection Papers of Dr Margaret E C Stewart, archaeologist, Perth, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 342811
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 57936 CS
Scope and Content Henge monument, Cairn and Stone Circle in the grounds of Moncreiffe House, Perth and Kinross Excavation of this site revealed a complex history. It began as a small henge defined by a penannular ditch, but the ditch was later backfilled and a circle of eight standing stones was then erected. The stones were graded in height. This photograph shows one of the stones being lifted so that it could be moved and reconstructed at a new site. This site originally stood on the N side of the W drive to Moncreiffe House and was surrounded by open agricultural land. It was excavated in 1974, when it was threatened by roadworks. Subsequently, the stones were re-erected at a new site. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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