Acharn
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Acharn
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 24190
Site Number NN53SE 13
NGR NN 56142 31599
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Stirling
- Parish Killin
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Perthshire
NN53SE 13 5614 3160.
(NN 561 315) A single stone 3'10" high with a girth of 6'2" at the base stands in a field just below the farmhouse of Acharn, close to the public road that leads to Lix Toll. It is possibly the survivor of a stone circle. Land stones gathered from the field have been thrown around it.
W A Gillies 1938
NN 5614 3160. This stone is generally as described. It was incorporated into the verge when the road was re-aligned. No other large stones are in the vicinity and there were no associated finds.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (SFS) 3 September 1975
No change to previous field report.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (BS) 12 December 1978
Field Visit (September 1978)
Acharn NN 561 316 NN53SE 13
This standing stone measures 0.7m by 0.3m at the base and rises to a point at a height of 1.2m.
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978
Gillies 1938, 21