Gleann Beag


Site type: stone circle

Parish: Kirkmichael

County: Perthshire

Grid reference: NO 1212 7318

Lat / long: 56.84117731, -3.441032686

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

This is the remains of a four-poster, with 2 of the stones still standing, one half fallen over, and one lying on the ground.

The stones sit at the end of a much later building, and one of the stones has been incorporated into the farmstead.

This is definitely a site to visit in summer (or summer weather) rather than winter. The ridge on which the stones stand is littered with stones, and if you don't know exactly what you're looking for they can be difficult to spot. However, when the grass is dry it's possible to see a very faint sheep track contrasting with the rest of the grass, and this will lead you direct to the stones (see directions below). There appears to be the remnants of a stone-marked track running past the stone setting - perhaps an original route through the glen, up away from the river and the wetter ground?

References (books)

  • North-east Perth: An Archaeological Landscape
  • RCAHMS
  • Edinburgh, 1990

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    created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 4:20 pm, last updated Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at 11:28 pm