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Belhie


This stone stands on its own in a field close to Belhie farm on the haughs of Aberuthven. First appearances suggest that it’s an isolated site, but in fact the surrounding area features a complex of ritual monuments, mostly only showing up as crop-marks.

The OS Name Book recorded in 1860 that this stone was supposed to be all that remained of a “Druidical Temple” although it didn’t cite any references. The site is also marked on the 1867 OS map as “supposed remains of Druidical Temple”.

More recently, aerial photos taken in 1987 showed that the stone is surrounded by a probable henge showing up as faint cropmarks. There is a ditch of width 1 to 2.5m and diameter of around 21 to 22m, and the stone stands in the S sector of this enclosure, just inside the line of the ditch which seems to be interrupted. Within 400m of this site are to be found the cropmark remains of a second henge, a barrow and three further enclosures.

In 2004 the stone and it’s associated monuments were threatened by a film studio planning application, however this danger seems to have passed for the time being.

stone – 1.83m tall
henge diameter – 21.00 – 22.00m wide
ditch – 1.00 – 2.50m wide

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Alternative names for Belhie

Haugh of Aberuthven

Where is Belhie?

Belhie is in the parish of Auchterarder and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NN 9771 1643

Lat / long: 56.32900216, -3.65459959

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OS Map for Belhie

OS map OL47
Crieff, Comrie & Glen Artney (Strathearn & Auchterarder)
OS Explorer map OL47


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Ancient sites near Belhie

Castle Craig fort and broch

3.7km away

Dunning standing stone

4.5km away

Easthill stone circle

6.2km away

Bachilton stone circle

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Loaninghead fort

8.4km away

Gleneagles B standing stone

8.4km away

New Fowlis cairn and standing stones

8.5km away

Gleneagles A standing stone

8.8km away

The Thorn rock art

9.4km away
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Pictish stones near Belhie

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

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Pictish sites near Belhie

Norrie's Law hoard

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Haddington silver chain

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Borland silver chain

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Accommodation near Belhie

Glendevon Hotel
hotelAuchterarder
5.2km away
Cairn Lodge Hotel
hotelAuchterarder
6.0km away
Duchally Country Estate
self-catering lodgesAuchterarder
7.8km away
Gleneagles Hotel
hotelAuchterarder
7.9km away
At The Willows
bed and breakfastNew Fowlis
8.3km away
The Rowans
bed and breakfastNew Fowlis
8.3km away
Blackford Hotel
hotelBlackford
11.0km away
Merlindale
bed and breakfastCrieff
11.8km away
An Lochan Tormaukin
hotel, bar, restaurantGleneagles
12.0km away
Galvelbeg House
bed and breakfast, self-catering apartmentCrieff
12.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Belhie

An Lochan Tormaukin
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12.0km away
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15.1km away
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15.3km away
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18.5km away
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caféComrie
19.3km away
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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 4:19 pm. Updated on the 10th of April 2019 at 12:39 pm.

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