Killievair Stone
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Killievair Stone
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 35110
Site Number NO56SE 9
NGR NO 56215 60899
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/35110
- Council Angus
- Parish Brechin
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
Note (1983)
Killievair Stone NO562 609 NO56SE 9
This standing stone is 1.5m high, and several cists, one of which contained an 'urn', were found nearby.
RCAHMS 1983
(Black 1839, 10; Jervise 1857c, 462).
Excavation (October 2018)
NO 5621 6090 Killievair Standing Stone is a scheduled
monument (SM 123) of uncertain date which stands in an
arable field close to Brechin, Angus. The stone slumped in 1991 and
completely fell over in 2018. A trench measuring 2 x 2m and
centred on the socket was excavated in October 2018. A linear
ditch was identified beneath the stone, and fully excavated.
A combination of the slow collapse of the stone and long
term bioturbation had blurred any horizons which may have
illuminated the relationship between the stone and the ditch.
As such, the results of the excavation were inconclusive. No
further archaeological features were identified. Following the
excavation, the stone was placed back in its socket.
Archive: NRHE (intended). Report: Angus HER
Funder: Historic Environment Scotland
Information from Stuart Mitchell (CFA Archaeology Ltd 2018)
(Source: DES, Volume 19)
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-332488
