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Cradle Stone
Natural Feature (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cradle Stone
Classification Natural Feature (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 25498
Site Number NN82SE 72
NGR NN 86545 22730
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/25498
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Crieff
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN82SE 72 8654 2272.
One of two huge erratics.
F R Coles 1911
Natural. No markings of interest.
Visited by OS 20 March 1963
Field Visit (21 August 1996)
The cradle stone is a huge boulder split into two.
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 21 August 1996.
