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Craigiedun


Two seperate authors writing in the 1920s in books about Pitlochry mention stones from a destroyed stone circle lying at the end of the golf course. However the RCAHMS found “no trace of these stones”.

The land is marked on the OS Explorer map as marshy and is now wooded, so it’s not the easiest ground to explore however there are some stones are here, some of them turfed over, but here nonetheless just next to hole six which is called “Druid Stones”.

A bit of poking around and scraping away of long grass and mud revealed 4 large stones. I didn’t find the ten foot long stone described in 1925, as a party of golfers were getting more and more suspicious. But there were several long bumps in the ground which could do with a better look.

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Alternative names for Craigiedun

The Druid Stones

Where is Craigiedun?

Craigiedun is in the parish of Moulin and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NN 9288 5962

Lat / long: 56.71589081, -3.751624941

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OS Map for Craigiedun

OS map OL49
Pitlochry & Loch Tummel (Aberfeldy, Kinloch Rannoch & Schiehallion)
OS Explorer map OL49


Directions to Craigiedun

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Weather at Craigiedun

6°C
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Weather observed at Pitlochry at 21:49

References (books)

Pitlochry district: its topography, archaeology and history
Hugh Mitchell
Pitlochry, 1923
Pitlochry Past and Present
John Dixon
Pitlochry, 1925

References (websites)

Canmore

Ancient sites near Craigiedun

Faskally Cottages stone circle

0.9km away

Dane's Stone standing stone

1.4km away

Balnakeilly standing stone

1.8km away

Dunfallandy cairn

3.2km away

Clachan an Diridh stone circle

3.9km away

Claverhouse's Stone standing stone

4.0km away

Pitnacree barrow and standing stone

6.2km away

Queen's View fort

6.5km away

Haugh of Grandtully standing stone

6.5km away
more ancient sites....
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Castles near Craigiedun

Caisteal Dubh

1.9km away

Derculich (site of)

8.2km away

Rath of Logierait

8.6km away

Edradynate Castle

8.9km away

Grandtully Castle

9.1km away

Blair Castle

9.1km away

Castle Lennox (site of)

10.3km away

Wester Glengeynet (possible) (site of)

10.8km away

Easter Glengeynet (site of)

11.2km away
more castles....

Pictish stones near Craigiedun

Priest's Stone Class III cross-slab

1.4km away

Dunfallandy Stone Class II cross slab

3.5km away

Logierait Class II cross-slab

8.5km away

Struan Class I symbol stone

13.3km away

Murthly Class III stone

26.2km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

35.5km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

35.5km away

High Keillor Class I symbol stone

39.7km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

42.4km away
more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Craigiedun

Norrie's Law hoard

70.7km away

Torvean silver chain

88.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

98.6km away

Haddington silver chain

103.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

106.5km away

Nigg silver chain

110.5km away

Burghead fort

110.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

112.3km away

Borland silver chain

114.1km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Craigiedun

Tigh na Cloich Hotel
hotelPitlochry
1.0km away
Green Park Hotel
hotelPitlochry
1.1km away
Pine Trees Hotel Pitlochry
hotelPitlochry
1.3km away
Craigatin House & Courtyard
hotelPitlochry
1.3km away
Moulin Hotel
hotel, pubPitlochry
1.5km away
Strathgarry Restaurant & Rooms
restaurant, hotel, self-catering cottagePitlochry
1.6km away
Craigvrack Hotel
hotelPitlochry
1.6km away
Craigmhor Lodge
hotelPitlochry
1.6km away
Pitlochry Backpackers
hostelPitlochry
1.7km away
The Old Mill Inn
hotel, bar, restaurantPitlochry
1.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Craigiedun

The Auld Smiddy Inn
bar, restaurantPitlochry
1.5km away
Moulin Hotel
hotel, pubPitlochry
1.5km away
Strathgarry Restaurant & Rooms
restaurant, hotel, self-catering cottagePitlochry
1.6km away
McKays
bar, restaurantPitlochry
1.6km away
The Old Mill Inn
hotel, bar, restaurantPitlochry
1.7km away
Kingfisher Bar
barPitlochry
1.8km away
Scotland's Hotel & Spa
hotel, restaurant, barPitlochry
1.8km away
Victoria's Restaurant
restaurant, caféPitlochry
1.9km away
Atholl Palace Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPitlochry
2.5km away
Atholl Arms Hotel, Blair Atholl
hotel, bar, restaurantBlair Atholl
8.1km away
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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 4:19 pm. Updated on the 11th of May 2015 at 12:49 pm.

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