Jury Stone
Stone (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Jury Stone
Classification Stone (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 25702
Site Number NN85SE 23
NGR NN 8863 5058
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/25702
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Logierait
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN85SE 23 8863 5058.
(NN 8863 5058) Jury Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1902)
The 'Jury Stone' consists of three huge irregularly fractured fragments of whinstone. The gaps between the masses of heavy stone were said to be widening yearly. The surfaces are smooth and except for a small space near the middle, very rounded. Probably a stranded boulder.
F R Coles 1908
This is a natural boulder.
Information from M E C Stewart, 15 December 1964.
A large frost-shattered erratic. The name 'Jury Stone' is still known locally.
Visited by OS (BS) 11 February 1975
