Stroness Hill
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Stroness Hill
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Buchanty Hill; Hill Of Buchanty
Canmore ID 26128
Site Number NN92NW 16
NGR NN 9265 2772
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26128
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Fowlis Wester
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN92NW 16 9265 2772.
NN 928 278: On Stroness Hill at 1100' on a false crest is a cairn of water-worn boulders and earth, 10.9m x 10.98m. Tewnty-eight separate kerbstones are visible. A depression in the centre indicates a previous disturbance. To the W, at NN 924 277 on an adjacent rise, are four low cairns.
J E M Corrie 1972
NN 9265 2772: A grass-covered cairn, as described, measuring 11.0m in diameter and 0.7m high. There is a distinct outer edge best preserved in the S and E. There is a small amount of field clearance in the surrounding area.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (BS) 30 September 1975
