View of standing stone from W.

Description View of standing stone from W.

Date 1988

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 393605

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 39012

Scope and Content Standing stone, known as Macbeth's Stone, Belmont, Perth and Kinross Macbeth's Stone is a large standing stone, which is situated immediately south-west of the gate-lodge on the south-west side of the Belmont Castle grounds. There are over sixty cupmarks carved on the stone, mostly on the east and west surfaces. This is a view of the east side of the stone. It bears at least forty cupmarks, measuring up to 60mm in diameter. Most of these are placed in a band across the face of the stone at a height of about 1.4m above the ground. The stone is traditionally said to mark the grave of a 'hero' slain by MacBeth mac Findley, the King of Scots from 1040-1057. MacBeth, who in reality bears little similarity to Shakespeare's version, has several monuments in the area named after him. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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