Cnoc Dubh
Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name Cnoc Dubh
Classification Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Canmore ID 26284
Site Number NN95NW 19
NGR NN 9424 5871
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26284
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Moulin
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN95NW 19 9424 5871.
On the E side of the Moulin road within the Hydropathic grounds is a knoll known as "Cnoc dubh", traditionally a site of pagan worship. A stone circle stood here, but the stones are said to have been used to build Balnadrum farmhouse fully 100 years ago.
H Mitchell 1923.
This natural knoll is at NN 9424 5871. The name is no longer known. The greater part of ithas been removed by the construction of a tennis court. There is no trace nor local knowledge of the alleged stone circle.
Visited by OS (J B) 24 March 1975.
