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East Cult

According to the Old Statistical Account there was a stone circle close to the East Cult standing stones. There is no trace of this now, and it is unsure whether the stone circle described was actually a (now-destroyed) cairn or a separate monument.

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Alternative names for East Cult

Caputh Church

Where is East Cult?

East Cult is in the parish of Caputh and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NO 072 421

Lat / long: 56.56179552, -3.510138361

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Dunkeld, Aberfeldy & Glen Almond
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Weather at East Cult

14°C
max 17°C / min 14°C
10km/h ENE
1027mb
52%
87%
03:59 20:21

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Bankfoot at 11:33

References (books)

Megalithic Sites in Britain
Alexander Thom
Oxford, 1967
New Statistical Account of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1845
Statistical Account of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1799
South-east Perth: An Archaeological Landscape
RCAHMS
Edinburgh, 1990
The Celtic Placenames of Scotland
W.J. Watson
Edinburgh and London, 1926

References (websites)

Canmore

Ancient sites near East Cult

East Cult standing stones

0.0km away

East Cult cairn

0.2km away

Newtyle standing stones

3.0km away

Staredam standing stones

4.5km away

Muirheadstone stone circle

4.9km away

Witch's Stone standing stone

5.5km away

Dundonnachie standing stones

6.6km away

Ardblair stone circle

8.9km away

Cleaven Dyke cursus

9.2km away
more ancient sites....

Castles near East Cult

Murthly Castle

2.2km away

Laighwood (site of)

3.6km away

Haughend (site of)

3.6km away

Rohallion Castle

4.0km away

Clunie Castle

4.2km away

Clunie Castle

4.4km away

Dunkeld House (site of)

4.9km away

Bishop's Palace (site of)

5.0km away

Dunkeld Castle (possible) (site of)

5.1km away
more castles....

Pictish stones near East Cult

Pittensorn Class III slab

3.3km away

Murthly 1 Class III stone

3.6km away

Murthly 2 Class II cross slab

3.6km away

Dunkeld 1 Class I symbol stone

6.3km away

Tower of Lethendy Class III cross slab

6.8km away

Moonshade (possible) (site of) Class I stone

10.9km away

Cargill Class I symbol stone

11.5km away

Logierait Class II cross-slab

14.4km away

Collace Class I symbol stone

16.1km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near East Cult

Norrie's Law hoard

48.2km away

Haddington silver chain

81.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

84.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

91.6km away

Borland silver chain

95.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

96.5km away

Whitlaw silver chain

103.1km away

Nigg silver chain

106.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

108.3km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near East Cult

Wester Caputh Lodge
hostelCaputh
2.3km away
Birnam Hotel
hotelDunkeld
4.2km away
Atholl Arms Hotel, Dunkeld
hotel, bar, restaurantDunkeld
4.6km away
Ballathie House Hotel
hotelStanley
4.9km away
The Bankfoot Inn
hotelBankfoot
6.8km away
Meikleour Hotel
hotelMeikleour
9.3km away
Altamount Country House Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBlairgowrie
11.0km away
The Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie
hotelBlairgowrie
11.0km away
Angus Hotel
hotelBlairgowrie
11.2km away
Corriefodly Holiday Park
campsite, caravan park, holiday park, self-catering lodgesBridge of Cally
11.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near East Cult

Atholl Arms Hotel, Dunkeld
hotel, bar, restaurantDunkeld
4.6km away
Altamount Country House Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantBlairgowrie
11.0km away
Holiday Inn Express Perth
hotel, barPerth
16.3km away
Huntingtower Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barAlmondbank
16.4km away
Murrayshall House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barScone
18.0km away
Alyth Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barAlyth
18.5km away
Breizh
restaurant, caféPerth
19.1km away
Best Western Queens Hotel & Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barPerth
19.4km away
Atholl Palace Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPitlochry
20.2km away
Victoria's Restaurant
restaurant, caféPitlochry
20.7km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 4:19 pm. Updated on the 31st of March 2011 at 7:15 am.

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