Fir Hillock

Cairn(s)
NO1712944513

Also known as:

Ardblair Castle

Nearest town:

Blairgowrie (1km SSW)

OS reference:

NO1712944513

OS sheet:

53

Latitude:

56° 35' 6.93 N

Longitude:

3° 20' 57.79 W

Added to TMA by

drewbhoy

Images (5)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Fir Hillock (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking north to south

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drewbhoy Aug 10, 2020

Image of Fir Hillock (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking south west, keep walking and walk straight into a stone circle.

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drewbhoy Aug 10, 2020

Image of Fir Hillock (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Top of the cairn from the east side.

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drewbhoy Aug 10, 2020

Image of Fir Hillock (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

East side of the cairn.

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drewbhoy Aug 9, 2020

Image of Fir Hillock (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The slightly mysterious Fir Hillock.

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Articles

Fir Hillock

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Sep 9, 2020

Fir Hillock is situated on the western outskirts of Blairgowrie, just to the south of the A923. I parked on Dunkeld Road, headed back west, then south into a field called West Park. Look for the clump of trees, the cairn is housed within.

Like a lot of cairns or barrows aside from the original use it has been used for other purposes, in this case a place of execution most likely hangings. The turf covered cairn still survives at 13.5m wide and is 1m tll. The hollowed out centre, I suspect, might be blamed on more than just the usual suspects.

Walk south west and you’ll reach the famous Lees of Marlee with B947 going through it. (Where I live the A947 is popular)

A nice site.

Visited 25/07/2020.

Sites within 20km of Fir Hillock

Leys of Marlee

Stone Circle • 1.34km WSW

30

8
Milton of Rattray Cursus

Cursus • 2.57km ENE

1
Kinloch

Cairn(s) • 3.07km W

7

1
Drumend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.35km ENE

10

3

1
Glenballoch Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.82km NNE

22

3
Glenballoch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.92km NNE

27

1
Broad Moss

Stone Circle • 4.07km NE

12

3

1
Broad Moss

Standing Stones • 4.14km NE

4

2

1
Cleaven Dyke

Cursus • 4.23km S

10

1

3

2
Carnashach Wood

Cup Marked Stone • 4.52km WNW

4

1
Farmers Field

4.93km W

5

1
Muir Of Gormack

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.31km W

4

1
Knowehead

Cairn(s) • 5.32km ESE

8

1
Gormack Muir

Cairn(s) • 5.53km W

5

1
Middleton Muir 2

Kerbed Cairn • 5.68km WNW

4

1
Middleton Muir 1

Kerbed Cairn • 5.71km WNW

5

1
Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.73km N

1

1
Hill of Drimmie Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.73km N

29

1

2

1
Middleton Muir 3

Cairn(s) • 6.13km WNW

9

1
Gormack Muir

Stone Circle • 6.17km W

10

1

1
Middleton Muir 5

Cairn(s) • 6.19km WNW

10

1
Middleton Muir 4

Cairn(s) • 6.36km WNW

6

1
Middleton Muir 6

Ring Cairn • 6.45km W

3

1

1
White Hillocks

Cairn(s) • 6.86km NNE

4

1
Mains of Creuchies

Cup Marked Stone • 7.01km NNE

10

2

2
Park Neuk

Stone Circle • 7.26km NNE

29

1

4

1
Ranageig 1

Cairn(s) • 7.39km WNW

12

1
Black Briggs

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.39km N

3

1
Ranageig 2

Cairn(s) • 7.45km WNW

9

1
Cairn Muir

Cairn(s) • 7.59km WSW

5

1
Hill Of Alyth

Cairn(s) • 7.79km NE

7

1
Glendelvine House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.8km WSW

8

1
Glendelvine Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.97km WSW

5

1
Happy Hillock

Cairn(s) • 8.2km NNE

9

1
Hill Of Cally

Cairn(s) • 8.48km NW

8

1
Gallow Hill Wood

Stone Circle • 8.51km S

4

1
Balholmie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.53km SSW

5

1

2

2
Mains Of Fordie

Cairn(s) • 8.6km WSW

12

1

1
Caputh

Cairn(s) • 8.63km WSW

8

1
Kincairney

Cup Marked Stone • 8.82km WSW

3

1
Druids Park (Murthly Hospital)

Stone Circle • 9.01km SW

2

1
Arthurstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.08km E

1
Sherriffmuir

Kerbed Cairn • 9.3km W

6

1
East Whitefield

Stone Circle • 9.41km SSE

2
Newbigging

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.45km S

1

1

3
Pitcrocknie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.46km ENE

5

2
Benachally

Cup Marked Stone • 9.47km W

7

2
Ninewells

Kerbed Cairn • 9.64km WSW

4

1
Shealwalls

Stone Circle • 9.77km NE

2

1
Drumderg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.96km NNW

9

3
Rannagulzion

Cairn(s) • 10.17km N

3

1
East Cult Standing Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.18km WSW

23

3

1
Loch Benachally

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.23km W

4

1
Balloch

Souterrain • 10.26km ENE

1
Macbeth’s Law

Artificial Mound • 10.46km SE

3

1
Duff’s Knowe

Cairn(s) • 10.66km E

1
Barry Hill

Hillfort • 10.72km ENE

11

2

2
Pitcur Souterrain

Souterrain • 10.81km ESE

12

3
Macbeth’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.88km E

4

4
Cairn Gleamnach

Cairn(s) • 10.98km NNW

16

1

1
Murthly Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.13km WSW

5

2
Benachally

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.16km W

6

2
High Keillor Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.18km E

15

1

5
Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.24km E

3

1

3
Mains Of Persie

Cairn(s) • 11.37km NW

9

1
Seward’s Stone, Belmont

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.46km E

5

3
Newbigging Farm

Artificial Mound • 11.52km E

4

1
Kinpurnie

Cairn(s) • 11.56km E

5

1
Belliduff

Cairn(s) • 11.63km E

6

2
Wolfhill

Standing Stones • 11.93km S

5

2

1
Hill Of Dores

Hillfort • 12.04km ESE

11

2
Dryloch

Cairn(s) • 12.26km ENE

12

1

2
Shanzie Farm

Souterrain • 12.26km ENE

8

1
Kilry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.32km NE

10

3
Mill of Cumna

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.45km ENE

1

1
Shanzie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.46km ENE

5

2

1
Craigmakerran

Stone Circle • 12.69km SSW

1

1
Formal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.71km NE

3

1
King’s Seat

Cairn(s) • 12.92km SE

3

1
Witch’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.96km S

3

2

1
Balmalcolm

Cup Marked Stone • 12.98km SE

4
Little Dunsinane

Broch • 13.01km SE

4

1
Newtyle Two Poster

Standing Stones • 13.04km WSW

8

4

1
Bruceton

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.16km ENE

6

3

1
Blackfaulds Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.23km S

12

5

2
St Martins

Standing Stones • 13.35km S

5

1

1
Dunsinnan Hill

Hillfort • 13.55km SE

9

2

1
Dalnabreck

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.61km WNW

6

1
Brownies Knowe

Stone Circle • 13.64km S

6

1

1
Williamston

Cairn(s) • 13.67km S

7

2
Staredam

Standing Stones • 13.72km WSW

9

7

2
Williamston

Stone Circle • 13.8km S

1

1
Muirheadstone

Stone Circle • 13.82km WSW

9

2
Bandirran 4-poster

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.85km SE

3

1
The Long Man’s Grave

13.91km SE

7

1

5
Dove Craig

Cup Marked Stone • 13.97km S

3

1
Druids Seat Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.98km SSW

14

2

2
Bandirran Circle West

Stone Circle • 14.01km SE

22

4

1
Bandirran Circle East

Stone Circle • 14.06km SE

18

2
Philpie

Standing Stones • 14.09km ENE

8

2
Balnabroich

Stone Circle • 14.15km WNW

13

1

2
Balnabroich kerbed cairn 1

Kerbed Cairn • 14.17km WNW

4

1
Birnam Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.22km WSW

7

3
Easter Peathaugh

Stone Circle • 14.25km NNE

16

2
Balnabroich Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.26km WNW

5

1
The Grey Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.31km WNW

10

1

1
Balnabroich Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.33km WNW

7

1

1
Overbenchil Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.46km SW

7

1

1
Balnabroich Two Poster

Standing Stones • 14.47km WNW

15

4

1
Balnabroich standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.56km WNW

4

1
Colen Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.59km SSW

13

2

1
Torrax Hill Wood

Cairn(s) • 14.6km NE

6

1
Wester Peathaugh

Cairn(s) • 14.63km NNE

11

1
Balnabroich Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.64km WNW

12

3

1
Witch’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.67km WSW

7

3

1
Loak

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.84km SW

5

1

1
Loak

Cairn(s) • 14.85km SW

6

1
Torrax

Cairn(s) • 14.91km NE

11

1
St.Martins

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.95km S

1

1

2
Barns of Airlie Souterrain

Souterrain • 15.17km ENE

11

3

1
Pitsundry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.23km SW

5

1
Kinpurney Hill

Hillfort • 15.31km E

6

1
East Campsie

Kerbed Cairn • 15.34km ENE

6

1
Druim Dearg

Kerbed Cairn • 15.6km NNE

2

1
Barns Of Airlie Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 15.61km ENE

9

1
Ardgilzean Cottage

Cairn(s) • 15.63km SSW

9

1
Dunkeld Park Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.74km WSW

5

1

1
Pitmudie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.8km NE

6

2
Lintrathen

Cairn(s) • 15.81km NE

4

1
Pitcarmick Burn

Standing Stones • 15.88km WNW
West Mains

Cairn(s) • 15.89km E

6

1
Gellybank Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.92km SW

8

2

1
Pitcarmick Burn 2

Cairn(s) • 15.96km WNW

7

1
Pitcarmick Burn 4

Cup Marked Stone • 15.99km WNW

4

1
East Kinpurney Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.99km E

3

1
Pitcarmick Burn 3

Cairn(s) • 16.01km WNW

7

1
Pitcarmick Burn

Cairn(s) • 16.02km WNW

5

1
Craig Obney

Hillfort • 16.11km WSW

3

1

1
Borland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.24km NNW

6

2
Glenkilrie 1

Cairn(s) • 16.26km NNW

8

1
Pitlandie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.4km SSW

4

1

1
Foldend House

Cairn(s) • 16.44km NE

6

1
Wester Coul

Cairn(s) • 16.45km NE

11

1
Cantsmill

Cairn(s) • 16.66km ENE

5

1

1
Cairn Plew

Cairn(s) • 16.69km NE

2

1

1
Dundonnachie

Standing Stones • 16.72km WSW

4

1
Balchrochan

Cairn(s) • 16.77km WNW

5

1
Denoon

Cup Marked Stone • 16.84km E

4

1

1
Mid Strone Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.89km NE

7

1
Strone Hill

Stone Circle • 16.93km NE

8

1

2
Glenkilrie 3

Cairn(s) • 16.96km NW

4

1
Strone Hill Ring Cairns

Ring Cairn • 17.01km NE

10

1
Airlie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.02km ENE

20

4
Brankam Hill

17.06km NE

18

1
Dron Hill

Sacred Hill • 17.07km ESE

18

3
Strone Hill Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.08km NE

7

1
Brankam Hill

Stone Setting • 17.09km NE

8

1
Glenkilrie 2

Kerbed Cairn • 17.11km NW

5

1
Shianbank

Stone Circle • 17.16km S

9

3
St. Anne’s Well

Sacred Well • 17.26km W

1
Blairhall

Cursus • 17.39km SSW

1
Clachan More

Standing Stones • 17.39km W

6

2
Alrick Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.4km N

4

1

1
Meikle Kenny Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.47km ENE

5

2
Meikle Kenny Recumbent?

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.47km ENE

3

1
Meikle Kenny

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.47km ENE

3
Meikle Kenny Group B

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.47km ENE

4

1
Meikle Kenny Group C

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.47km ENE

2

1
Brankam Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.51km NE

3

1
Beal Hill

Stone Circle • 17.62km SSE

4

1
Brankam Hill East

Kerbed Cairn • 17.64km NE

9

1
Strone Hill East

Cairn(s) • 17.68km NE

9

1
Kilmorich

Round Cairn • 17.78km W

12

1

2
Shien Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.81km SSE

8

1
Tullybeagles Moor

Stone Circle • 17.83km WSW

4

1
Cairn Motherie

Cairn(s) • 17.83km NE

2

1

1
Denmarkfield Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.84km SSW

1

1
Welton

Cairn(s) • 17.86km NE

11

1
Denmarkfield / King’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.9km SSW

5

3

1
Alrick

Cairn(s) • 17.97km N

4

1
Doonies

Kerbed Cairn • 17.97km N

5

1
Witches Stones

Standing Stones • 18.1km E

2

3
The Carrach

Cairn(s) • 18.22km NE

10

1
Denoon Law

Hillfort • 18.26km ENE

13

2
Bonhard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.28km S

11

3

1
Law Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.28km SSE

8

1
Fingask

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.32km SE

10

2
Falcon Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 18.35km ESE

9

2
Little Trochry

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.38km WSW

13

2

1
Sandy Road Scone

Stone Circle • 18.51km S

9

1

1

1
Rait Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 18.57km SE

3

1
Glenkilrie

Stone Circle • 18.58km NW

6

1
Law Hill

Hillfort • 18.59km SSE

7

1
Pole Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.6km SSE

7

1
Arnbathie

Cairn(s) • 18.61km SSE

5

1
Enoch Burn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.63km NW

4

1
Kindallachan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.64km W

7

1
Auldallan

Standing Stones • 18.67km NE

2

1
Rait

Hillfort • 18.68km SE

8

1

1
Goddens

Cup Marked Stone • 18.77km SSE

5

1
Dronley House

Artificial Mound • 18.8km E

4

3
Mile Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.82km NE

5

1
Carmichael Cottages Cursus

Cursus • 18.83km ESE

1
Auchterhouse Hill

Hillfort • 18.85km E

6

2
Lendrick Lodge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.87km ENE

12

3
Tulliemet

Carving • 18.92km W

1

1
Evelick

Hillfort • 18.96km SSE

11

1
Meikle Logie

Cup Marked Stone • 18.98km WSW

5

1
Inchmartine

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.11km ESE

4

1
Whitefield

Cup Marked Stone • 19.14km NW

5

1
Murrayshall Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.14km S

2
Auchterhouse

Stone Circle • 19.24km E

8

1

3
Moneydie

Stone Circle • 19.27km SW

14

3

1
Haugh Cottages

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.4km W

1

1
Carlunie

Cairn(s) • 19.42km E

4

1
Lair

Ring Cairn • 19.48km NNW

13

1

1
Clach Glas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.69km W

5

3
Reedie 2

Cairn(s) • 19.69km ENE

3

1
Kilspindie

19.69km SSE

1

2
Kilspindie

Stone Circle • 19.69km SSE

9

2
Kilspindie

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.69km SSE

15

2
Creag Na Larach

Cup Marked Stone • 19.7km W

3

1
Sack Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.74km WSW

4

2
Market Knowe

Cairn(s) • 19.74km ESE

5

3

2
Hurly Hawkins

Broch • 19.83km E

3

1
Kirkton Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.92km ENE

7

1
Over Durdie

Hillfort • 19.93km SSE

9

1

1