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| When visiting this site it's best to park in the village as there is nowhere to park on the track without blocking it. It's only a short walk and the view make it worth the exercise. |
Posted by scotty 27th February 2003ce |
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If you carry on along the lane instead of going to Crofthead farm house, you can get to the stones from here. Not so wet, no burns to cross. The two large recumbents are large. One has cup markings on it. Up the field are the two standing stones, and as Winterjc says, you can see as far as the Lomond Hills. |
Posted by hamish26th December 2002ce Edited 27th December 2002ce |
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October 2002. Visited here with my 2 oldest friends Norie of the photos and George. We didn't tell George where we were going - but anyway. Asked permission from the old couple at Crofthead Farm and went to the stones. The higher up, north pair of standing stones sit quietly at the side of a stream. I read on the Ancient Scotland website that the tip of the tallest of these two stones may mirror a distant peak in the Lomond Hills on the Southern horizon above the Keillour Forest. A hundred yards to the south, down the hill are two large boulder type stones which may be the remains of one stone which has been split. The megalithic culture remained strong in this area - you can visit a giant pictish carved stone inside the church in the village - there is also a full sized replica of this stone which stands in the village. We headed out towards Perth. |
Posted by winterjc 10th November 2002ce |
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Posted by BigSweetie3rd January 2004ce |
Prehistoric Perthshirecircles of stone and mounds of earth in Perthshire |
Posted by scotty 10th August 2002ce |
Ancient ScotlandI cant get a direct link to the Fowlis Wester section. Go to the 'megaliths' tab and then Fowlis Wester is on the list if you look carefully. Good photos and info on the stones and surrounding area. Check out an amazing photo of the big stone - the top of the stone matches a distant peak. |
Posted by winterjc 17th December 2001ce |
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Fowlis Wester Cairn (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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As BigSweetie has said, there's a lot going on here. Many of the stones are field clearance, but the cist covers and several recumbent stones (along with the single upright remaining) show that there was a veritable hive of neolithic activity here at one time. According to a local lady I spoke to, the land belongs to the Abercairney Estate and was at one time used as a burial ground. The estate has been held by the Moray family since the end of the 13th century. |
Posted by nickbrand3rd August 2006ce |
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Posted by nickbrand 3rd August 2006ce |
Fowlis Wester Cairn (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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From the road, this cairn doesn't look like anything particularly special. But hop over the fence into the field, and it becomes much more interesting. There is one standing stone at the base of a large cairn, in amongst the trees. Walking around the cairn it becomes clear that it sits on a flattened platform with possibly the remains of a slight ditch around it. Me and Scotty were here the day after some light snow, and the snow appeared to be collecting in the slight depression that is all that remains of the ditch. When walking around the base of the cairn, keep your eyes peeled for other stones of a similar size to the standing stone. They appear to be at fairly regular intervals around the base, 10 in all (including the standing one). Looking even harder, you'll see the remains of several cist covers. We counted four the remains of four large slabs, as well as lots of smaller pieces which may also once have been covers. There's also a cist intact if you look carefully. As far as I know, this site has never been excavated. |
Posted by BigSweetie 1st March 2004ce |
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