Wester Tullybannocher


Site type: stone circle and rock art

Parish: Comrie

County: Perthshire

Grid reference: NN 7548 2247

Lat / long: 56.37754109, -4.017894384

Alternative names: Comrie; Twenty Schilling Wood; Twenty Shilling Wood; Wester Tullybanocher

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

This is a beautifully-situated site, standing on the wide flood plain of the River Earn with views to the hills dividing Strathearn from Glen Lednock to the north and Glen Artney to the south.

Only two stones remain of what was probably an original four-poster (four stones were marked on the 1867 OS map). They stand on a slight circular mound which is clearly visible, the grass on the mound growing a different colour to the surrounding field. Around 1883 a third stone fell over and was removed. The western stone has at least four cup-marks incised on it.

The stones are 6.70m apart, and are 1.50m and 1.40m tall

References (books)

  • The Queen's Scotland - Heartland of Scotland
  • Nigel Tranter
  • London, 1971

  • Megalithic Sites in Britain
  • Alexander Thom
  • Oxford, 1967

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    created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 4:20 pm, last updated Thursday, March 31st, 2011 at 12:03 am