Killiecrankie, Claverhouse's Stone
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Killiecrankie, Claverhouse's Stone
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Urrard House
Canmore ID 26444
Site Number NN96SW 2
NGR NN 9082 6319
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26444
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Moulin
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN96SW 2 9082 6319.
(NN 9082 6319) Claverhouse's Stone (NAT)
OS 6" map (1900)
A small monolith, 4' - 5' high, with an almost rectangular base. The legend of this stone having been set up to mark the spot where Claverhouse fell is probably quite recent; old inhabitants point to a spot much further east (sic) in what is now a wood behind Urrard. (Urrard House: NN 908 634).
F R Coles 1908; RCAHMS emergency survey, 1942
As described by Coles. The name is still known locally and the legend attached to it continues.
Visited by OS (RD) 28 March 1968
A prehistoric standing stone.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (JD) 13 February 1975
There is no evidence to suggest that this weathered, unmarked stone, which is set in a level field under crop, is other than prehistoric in origin. It measures 1.6m high by 0.7m by 0.4m.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (JRL) 3 September 1980
Field Visit (19 October 1942)
This stone stands on the reputed battlefield of Killiecrankie, 50 yds NE of the Killiecrankie-Blair Atholl road and 500 yds NW of Aldirgirnaig Bridge. It is 5ft 7in high, 2ft 8in broad and 1ft 6 in thick. Its major axis lies nearly due N and S.
See also Dixon, pl. 60.
Visited by RCAHMS (AG) 19 October 1942.
