Hawk Stone
Boundary Marker (Medieval)
Site Name Hawk Stone
Classification Boundary Marker (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Pitfour Park
Canmore ID 30529
Site Number NO22SW 5
NGR NO 20464 21213
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/30529
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish St Madoes
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO22SW 5 2046 2121
(NO 2046 2121) Hawk Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1959)
See also NO22SW 7.
Hawk Stone. A large whinstone boulder about 3ft high on which is cut the word 'Caledonia.'
OS Name Book 1860.
Traditionally the Hawk Stone is that upon which a falcon alighted so delimiting the lands of the Hays of Errol.
New Statistical Account (NSA 1845, J Noble); O G S Crawford 1949.
Field Visit (10 June 1964)
A large boulder 1.1m high and 4.3m in circumference at base. It has a smooth east side on which is cut the word 'Caledonia.'
Visited by OS (WDJ), 10 June 1964
Field Visit (11 December 1990)
This stone is a glacial erratic which has been utilised as a boundary marker.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 11 December 1990.
