Giant's Grave


Site type: cairn

Parish: Fowlis Wester

County: Perthshire

Grid reference: NN 9050 2956

Lat / long: 56.445502, -3.777777

Alternative names: Sma' Glen

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

This small cairn is situated just off the main road through the Sma' Glen in woodland, to the east of the Saddlin' Mare standing stone.

Measuring approximately 7.5m in diameter, and 1.0m in tall at its heighest point, the cairn is now now covered with grass, but several large stones can be seen through the turf defining the perimeter.





There appears to have been some confusion regarding the use of the names Clach Ossian, Giant's Grave and Soldier's Grave over the years. The Soldier's Grave next to Clach Ossian further up the glen is sometimes wrongly referred to as the Giant's Grave.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 4:20 pm, last updated Monday, February 7th, 2011 at 2:00 pm