Dalginross

Also known as:
Dunmoid, Muirend and Roundel
Nearest town:
Crieff (8km ENE)
OS reference:
NN780213
OS sheets:
51, 52, 57
Latitude:
56° 22' 5.51 N
Longitude:
3° 58' 31.07 W
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Images

Image of Dalginross (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The fallen stones are beautifully smoothed and rounded. A great candidate for restoration.

Image credit: A. Brookes (6.10.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 23, 2016
Image of Dalginross (Stone Circle) by Jane

Big Sweetie took us here to eat our picnic. What a charming spot!

Image credit: Jane Tomlinson
Jane
Jane Jul 16, 2006
Image of Dalginross (Stone Circle) by nickbrand

Looking east. There is a large tree stump in between the two more distant stones.

nickbrand
nickbrand Mar 13, 2003
Image of Dalginross (Stone Circle) by hamish

When posting this I made a mistake with the map ref.It should read NN780213
Take the B827 south from Comrie take left turn to Muirend and at fork in road look to the right,the circle is in the trees.

Image credit: Mike Murray
hamish
hamish Aug 9, 2002

Articles

Dalginross

postman
postman Jul 24, 2013

Took me a while to find this one, the map was a tad vague about it’s exact whereabouts, only showing that it was in some woods near the road. We walked about the trees, which was nice, until we got too far away from the road and turned back, we even had a look in some dense scrub, just in case.
Then I noticed that the stones on the map were also opposite a road entrance, which was slightly up the road a short distance, thirty yards maybe. We walked up and there they were, not in the trees, exactly, but a lovely little clearing just for the stones.
Ah ha ! said I, yaay said Eric, with what I assumed was less than enthusiasm. We lay down on the ground and stared up into the canopy above us, trees are good, a very close second or a tie though is stones. This four poster is still complete, all four are here, but three have fallen and seem still to be exactly where they fell. The only slight detraction is, and its really less than nothing , and yet still noteworthy, is the low tree stump in amongst the stones, it desperately wants to be mistaken for a stone, it can never be a tree again, so there’s not really much use in hanging about, couldn’t they have taken it down a bit lower. The site would look very different and better without it. But then it’s easily ignored and it will be gone eventually. ive said too much, it really isn’t much, and yet.

Dalginross

BigSweetie
BigSweetie Jun 13, 2003

Dalginross sits in a small clearing, surrounded on three sides by trees and on one side by a quiet country road, beside the Muirend cemetery. The area is very peaceful, and the road quiet. Looking out from the circle, you are rewarded with magnificent views of the distant hills.

When Coles visited in 1911, two of the stones were standing, but now only one does, while the other three lie in approximately their original positions, encircling the stump of a tree at the circle’s centre. Standing back from the circle, it can quite clearly be seen that its stands on a slight mound, about 0.5m higher than the neighbouring flat ground. At least twice in the 19th century the site was the subject of amateur archaeological investigations, as the Rev. John Macpherson, minister of Comrie, described in 1896:

“There were three large slabs of stone Iying upon the ground, which apparently had been at some former period placed erect by some loving hands to mark the last resting-place of some departed friend or hero. By the aid of some of the Comrie masons the stones were placed in a standing position. Curious to know what lay beneath the surface, we dug up the earth in front of the largest slab, and came upon a stone cist placed north and south, 7 inches long, 1 foot inches broad, and 1 foot 3 inches deep. The only remains discovered was a thigh-bone, but whether it at one time formed a part of the leg of a Celt, a Roman, or a Saxon we could not tell. An old man who then lived in the village of Comrie told us that in his young days the same mound was dug up, when an urn filled with ashes was discovered.”

Dalginross

nickbrand
nickbrand Mar 13, 2003

According to CANMORE, the alternative name for this site, Dunmoid, means ‘Hill of Judgement’. This is unconfirmed. Around 1876, a stone kist was found in front of one of the slabs, and also an urn filled with ashes. Only one stone is now upright, and it appears to have two cup-marks on the upper surface – take a look at the photograph and see what you think. It was covered in moss, but the indentations felt fairly regular on tentative exploration!

Miscellaneous

Dalginross
Stone Circle
BigSweetie
BigSweetie Jun 13, 2003

Directions:

Head W from Perth on the A85 for Crieff. Follow the road into Crieff, which takes you past the town square on your left. Keep going straight on, and the road will start to slope steeply down to a T-junction. Turn right here (still on the A85) for Comrie. After approximately 10.0km you will come too the edge of Comrie. About 300m after passing the caravan site on your left, take a left turn over the bridge and on to the B827 for Braco. A further 750m later, the road for Braco turns sharply to the right. Instead, turn left here. The circle is on your right after 250m, beside Muirend cemetery, and opposite a farm track. There’s plenty of space to park on this quiet road.

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