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Bridge of Lyon

This pair of stones are just one part of an interesting area on the banks of the River Lyon. Close by is a cup-marked stone, a long cairn, a medieval moated site (once thought to be a Roman camp) and a round cairn topped with a cup-marked standing stone.

Only one stone now stands, while 5m to the NE the second is partly buried, with only a metre of it visible. It has been reported that in 1838, the cup-marked stone which now lies on top of the nearby Lyon Bridge round cairn (supposedly Pontius Pilate’s grave!) was actually close to these two stones, having apparently fallen at the end of the 18th century. This has led to suggestions this might be the remains of a four-poster.

However, the same cup-marked stone is supposed to have stood upright on the cairn on which it now lies, and the New Statistical Account actually says “two obelisks, the one about 6 feet high: the other lying on the ground, having been undermined some fifty or eighty years ago”. This makes me think that perhaps the half-buried stone might be cup-marked on one of its buried faces, and that it was confused with the stone on the cairn which did once stand there.

standing stone – 1.88m tall
fallen stone – 2.43m long
the stones stand 5.00m apart

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Alternative names for Bridge of Lyon

Dalraoich

Where is Bridge of Lyon?

Bridge of Lyon is in the parish of Fortingall and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NN 7314 4641

Lat / long: 56.59243105, -4.066801913

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OS Map for Bridge of Lyon

OS map OL48
Ben Lawers & Glen Lyon (Loch Tay, Killin & Kenmore)
OS Explorer map OL48


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Weather at Bridge of Lyon

11°C
max 11°C / min 11°C
4km/h NW
1026mb
90%
94%
03:24 21:10

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Aberfeldy at 01:03

References (books)

New Statistical Account of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1845

References (websites)

Canmore
Scottish Megaraks - 1st June 2003
Stone Circles of Angus & Perthshire - Megaraks 1st June 2003
Stone Circles of Angus & Perthshire - Bridge of Lyon page

Ancient sites near Bridge of Lyon

Lyon Bridge standing stone and cairn

0.1km away

Bridge Of Lyon cairn

0.2km away

Carn na Marbh barrow and standing stone

1.0km away

Clach a' Phlaigh standing stone

1.0km away

Fortingall churchyard rock art

1.2km away

Fortingall SW stone circle

1.4km away

Fortingall S stone circle

1.5km away

Fortingall NE stone circle

1.5km away

Isle of Loch Tay (possible) crannog

3.6km away
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Castles near Bridge of Lyon

Isle Of Loch Tay Castle

3.6km away

Garth Castle

5.1km away

Taymouth Castle

5.3km away

Carnbane Castle

5.6km away

Comrie Castle

5.9km away

Lawers (possible) (site of)

8.5km away

Bolfracks (possible) (site of)

9.1km away

Weem Castle (site of)

10.9km away

Castle Menzies

11.0km away
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Pictish stones near Bridge of Lyon

Struan Class I symbol stone

20.4km away

Priest's Stone Class III cross-slab

22.4km away

Dunfallandy Stone Class II cross slab

23.7km away

Logierait Class II cross-slab

24.2km away

Dunkeld 1 Class I symbol stone

28.0km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

29.6km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

29.6km away

Pittensorn Class III slab

36.0km away

Murthly 1 Class III stone

36.8km away
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Pictish sites near Bridge of Lyon

Norrie's Law hoard

77.8km away

Torvean silver chain

97.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

105.1km away

Borland silver chain

105.3km away

Haddington silver chain

106.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

110.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

121.4km away

Whitlaw silver chain

124.1km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

126.7km away
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Accommodation near Bridge of Lyon

The Kenmore Hotel
hotelKenmore
4.2km away
Coshieville House
bed and breakfastAberfeldy
5.3km away
Ben Lawers Hotel
hotelLawers
8.6km away
Aberfeldy Weem Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantWeem
11.5km away
Ardeonaig Hotel and Restaurant
hotelArdeonaig
12.4km away
Moness House Hotel & Country Club
hotelAberfeldy
13.5km away
Dunalastair Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantKinloch Rannoch
14.1km away
Macdonald Loch Rannoch
hotel, restaurant, barKinloch Rannoch
14.7km away
Loch Tummel Inn
hotelStrathtummel
16.1km away
The Bridge Of Lochay Hotel
hotelKillin
20.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Bridge of Lyon

House of Menzies
caféAberfeldy
10.3km away
Aberfeldy Weem Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantWeem
11.5km away
The Watermill
caféAberfeldy
12.6km away
Habitat Café
caféAberfeldy
12.7km away
Dunalastair Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantKinloch Rannoch
14.1km away
Macdonald Loch Rannoch
hotel, restaurant, barKinloch Rannoch
14.7km away
Glenlyon Tearoom
caféBridge of Balgie
15.0km away
The Courie Inn
hotel, pubKillin
20.9km away
House of Bruar
restaurant, caféBlair Atholl
21.4km away
Drummond Hotel
hotel, pubSt Fillans
22.5km away
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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 4:19 pm. Updated on the 31st of March 2011 at 6:20 am.

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