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Latitude: 56.4659 / 56°27'57"N
Longitude: -3.422 / 3°25'19"W
OS Eastings: 312483
OS Northings: 731321
OS Grid: NO124313
Mapcode National: GBR V7.7LYM
Mapcode Global: WH6PZ.DRQ1
Entry Name: Blindwells, stone circle 380m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 23 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7299
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
Location: St Martins
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathmore
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a stone circle of prehistoric date surviving in woodland.
The monument lies in a partially overgrown clearing within a conifer plantation at around 75m OD. It comprises a sub-circular setting of ten stones with an internal diameter of about 8m. Only five of the stones remain upright, the others either having been displaced or having been deliberately placed in a recumbent position. The stones measure between about 0.6m and 1.75m in height, with the tallest of the upright stones on the SW.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which associated deposits may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 40m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NO 13 SW 20.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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