Abernethy
Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name Abernethy
Classification Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Licher-stanes
Canmore ID 28004
Site Number NO11NE 90
NGR NO 189 168
NGR Description NO c. 189 168
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28004
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Abernethy (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO11NE 90 c. 189 168.
The probable remains of a stone circle are situated in the field called the 'Licher-Stanes', situated between the Parish Church (NO 189 164) and Innernethy (NO 187 176 on OS 1st ed., map), and within a quarter of a mile from the church.
D Butler 1897, 11, 228.
There are no visible remains of a stone circle in any of the fields between the site of Innernethy (NO11NE 61) and Abernethy village (NO11NE 95).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 28 November 1996.
