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I know nothing of this place. We visited this stunning site 2 years ago, and I've bored people since with my pure enthusiasm since. I've not seen this place as an entry in any gazzeteer or anything, but it deserves to be mentioned and not for the the usual compact aesthetics and feelings that other places have. This whole hillside has the feel of one monument - and a powerful one at that! It is a must when visiting Perthshire! Visit the stone on the green valley floor as a pre cursor and make your way up the hill to the first stone (a powerful thing that belies it's 5 foot presence). Off up to the left and there is a MF of a thing which dominates the valley from all directions. This 12ft monster is surrounded by what looks likes untampered cists. Sitting in a hollow in the hillside is a vicious stone at a terrible angle and then further south is a 6 footer with nearby untampered cists, marking the end of this special monument. Every stone is visible from at least on other in the hillside and that seems to be important. I can't say enough about this whole place and what it did to me, and it was not all love and peace ! Next time I come here, I intent to visit the stones at Dalchirla, just down the valley.

Posted by winterjc 8th December 2001ce

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