Dalrymple excavated it in the mid 19th C when there were six stones standing , today there are effectively none , the big stone that is often photographed was not part of the monument . He found thre urns .
It looks like the locals smashed the remaining stones with sledgehammers , lots of sharp edged bits of granite just under the top soil .same thing had happened at Broomend of Crichie just up the road ,here it was possible to actually refit bits of a couple stones ,the Tuach stones were given a more thorough doing .