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Clach na Tiompan

At a quick glance, one standing stone and some cairn material is all that remains of the Clach na Tiompan stone circle. Considerable damage was apparently done to the neighbouring chambered cairn when the road (on either side of which the cairn and circle sit) was driven through Glen Almond in the 19th century, and it was probably at this time that most of the circle was destroyed. The circle was originally a four-poster, enclosing a low cairn at the centre.

Excavation in 1954 revealed the stump of a second stone, and the holes belonging to the remaining two. The cairn was found to be made up of boulders, amongst which were found more than one hundred quartz pebbles. At the centre of the cairn there was evidence of burning, with pieces of wood and charcoal. The cairn material extends to a diameter of about 6.0m, spreading beyond the edge of the circle. One of the missing stones was found lying 5.0m to the S.

remaining stone – 1.3m tall

Four-poster with 3 sides of 3.1m and the NW side 2.5m in length

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Alternative names for Clach na Tiompan

Clach na Tiom-pan; Clach na Trom Pan

Where is Clach na Tiompan?

Clach na Tiompan is in the parish of Monzievaird and Strowan and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NN 8301 3281

Lat / long: 56.47287645, -3.899542423

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OS Map for Clach na Tiompan

OS map 379
Dunkeld, Aberfeldy & Glen Almond
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Weather at Clach na Tiompan

12°C
max 12°C / min 12°C
10km/h E
1016mb
84%
20%
04:05 20:18

Few clouds
Weather observed at Perth and Kinross at 09:21
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References (books)

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany
Aubrey Burl
London and New Haven, 1976
Megalithic Sites in Britain
Alexander Thom
Oxford, 1967

References (websites)

Canmore
Walk Scotland - Auchnafree Hill

Ancient sites near Clach na Tiompan

River Almond stone circle

0.5km away

Loch Freuchie crannog

5.6km away

Clach Ossian cist

6.8km away

Saddlin' Mare standing stone

8.0km away

Giant's Grave cairn

8.1km away

Ballinreigh standing stone and rock art

9.0km away

Balmuick stone circle

9.0km away

Loch Monzievaird crannog

9.5km away

Witches' Stone standing stone

9.8km away
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Castles near Clach na Tiompan

Tosach Castle (site of)

8.8km away

Dallick House (possible) (site of)

9.0km away

Ochtertyre (possible) (site of)

9.2km away

Tom-nam-brach (site of)

9.3km away

Monzie Castle

9.3km away

Castle Cluggy

9.4km away

Fordie (possible) (site of)

10.3km away

Aberlednock (possible) (site of)

11.2km away

Cultoquhey (site of)

11.3km away
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Pictish stones near Clach na Tiompan

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

13.0km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

13.0km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

20.4km away

Dunkeld 1 Class I symbol stone

20.5km away

Logierait Class II cross-slab

23.6km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

24.8km away

Dupplin Cross Class III cross

25.9km away

Pittensorn Class III slab

26.2km away

Dunfallandy Stone Class II cross slab

26.4km away
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Pictish sites near Clach na Tiompan

Norrie's Law hoard

62.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

89.5km away

Borland silver chain

89.5km away

Haddington silver chain

90.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

94.4km away

Whitlaw silver chain

107.4km away

Torvean silver chain

112.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

112.9km away

Dunnicaer fort

117.5km away
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Accommodation near Clach na Tiompan

Comrie Croft SYHA Hostel
hostelComrie
10.2km away
Knock Castle Hotel & Spa
hotel, restaurant, barCrieff
10.8km away
Crieff Hydro self-catering cottages and chalets
self-catering cottagesCrieff
10.8km away
Crieff Hydro Hotel and Leisure Resort
hotel, restaurantCrieff
11.0km away
Murraypark Hotel
hotelCrieff
11.3km away
Galvelbeg House
bed and breakfast, self-catering apartmentCrieff
11.7km away
James Cottage Guest House
hotelCrieff
11.9km away
Merlindale
bed and breakfastCrieff
12.5km away
The Rowans
bed and breakfastNew Fowlis
13.8km away
At The Willows
bed and breakfastNew Fowlis
13.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Clach na Tiompan

Famous Grouse Experience
restaurant, café, barCrieff
9.5km away
Knock Castle Hotel & Spa
hotel, restaurant, barCrieff
10.8km away
Crieff Hydro Hotel and Leisure Resort
hotel, restaurantCrieff
11.0km away
Torlum Café, Auchingarrich
caféComrie
13.9km away
Drummond Hotel
hotel, pubSt Fillans
16.1km away
The Watermill
caféAberfeldy
16.4km away
House of Menzies
caféAberfeldy
16.4km away
Habitat Café
caféAberfeldy
16.5km away
Aberfeldy Weem Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantWeem
16.9km away
Atholl Arms Hotel, Dunkeld
hotel, bar, restaurantDunkeld
21.9km away
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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 4:19 pm. Updated on the 10th of April 2019 at 12:25 pm.

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