Witches' Stone, St Martins
Stone (Period Unknown)
Site Name Witches' Stone, St Martins
Classification Stone (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 28628
Site Number NO13SE 5
NGR NO 15926 31609
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28628
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish St Martins
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO13SE 5 1592 3160
(NO 1592 3160) Witches' Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1901)
An upright pillar stone, about 4ft high and worn away in the middle as if by the action of a chain. The stone is traditionally where Macbeth met the witches who warned him about the coming of Birnam forest to Dunsinane.
Name Book 1860.
Field Visit (14 February 1969)
As described by the ONB.
Visited by OS (RD), 14 February 1969.
Field Visit (20 April 1989)
This boulder is a glacial erratic and its peculiar shape has probably been caused by wind erosion.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 20 April 1989.
