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Denmarkfield Farm
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Denmarkfield Farm
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 26805
Site Number NO02NE 9
NGR NO 0940 2844
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26805
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Redgorton
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO02NE 9 0940 2844.
(NO 0940 2844) Standing Stone (NR).
OS 6" map (1959)
The stone is only 2'9" (0.83m) high and appears to be sculptured at and below ground level with a 'crescent symbol' of axe-like shape, and several other incised lines. It is associated by tradition with the (bogus) battle of Luncarty.
F R Coles 1911
This stone was buried, in situ, c.30 years ago; no trace remains (tenant of Denmarkfield).
Revised at 25".
Visited by OS (JTT) 27 October 1965.
Scotia Archaeology investigated the location of the stone in November 2002, on behalf of Historic Scotland. Through probing, the displaced stone was located, excavated, recorded and re-buried. The stone does not lie in its original position, though it is thought it would have stood close by. There was no trace of the carving. The report and photographic archive from this investigation has been catalogued.
Historic Scotland Archive Project (SW) 2002
Descheduled: formerly scheduled as Denmarkfield Farm, standing stone 240m W of.
Information from Historic Scotland, Certificate of Exclusion from Schedule dated 22 August 2003.
NO 0940 2844 During the 1930s, a standing stone (NO02NE 9) was removed from its location, some 270m N of Denmarkfield farmhouse, and reputedly buried in the same field. In November 2002, the site of this Scheduled Monument was relocated and the area around it probed to determine whether the stone was buried near its original location. Probing proved successful and the stone was uncovered. It lay just below ground level, at an angle of about 30o to the horizontal, and measured 1.85 x 1.4m and up to 0.8m thick. There was no trace of the surface carvings mentioned by earlier investigators.
Sponsor: HS
J Lewis 2003.
