Meikle Kenny Standing Stone — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Meikle Kenny Standing Stone by Ian Murray

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Ian Murray Feb 14, 2003

Image of Meikle Kenny Standing Stone by nickbrand

The standing stone looking NNE.

nickbrand Jan 30, 2003

Image of Meikle Kenny Standing Stone by nickbrand

The standing stone looking SW, with the recumbent stone on the ridge in the distance.

nickbrand Jan 30, 2003

Image of Meikle Kenny Standing Stone by nickbrand

The standing stone, looking roughly south.

nickbrand Jan 30, 2003

Image of Meikle Kenny Standing Stone by nickbrand

The standing stone, looking NE towards the wood where the two groups are.

nickbrand Jan 30, 2003

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Meikle Kenny Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir

nickbrand Jan 30, 2003

This stone stands around 4’6” in height, with the broad faces aligned NW/SE. There are no significant markings to be seen on it.

Meikle Kenny Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir

nickbrand Jan 30, 2003

According to local lore, this stone was part of a group of three circular settings known as ‘Druids Alters’. According to the Rev Haldane, who gave this information to the Ordnance Survey, the remaining stones of this circle were removed around 1842, leaving only one stone.

Sites within 20km of Meikle Kenny Standing Stone

Meikle Kenny Recumbent?

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0km N

3

1
Meikle Kenny

Stone Row / Alignment • 0km N

3
Meikle Kenny Group B

Stone Row / Alignment • 0km N

4

1
Meikle Kenny Group C

Stone Row / Alignment • 0km N

2

1
Cantsmill

Cairn(s) • 2km SSE

5

1

1
East Campsie

Kerbed Cairn • 2.17km WSW

6

1
Welton

Cairn(s) • 2.44km WNW

11

1
Kirkton Hill

Cairn(s) • 2.45km ENE

7

1
Barns Of Airlie Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 2.52km SSW

9

1
Brankam Hill

Stone Setting • 2.56km WNW

8

1
Brankam Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.58km WNW

3

1
Brankam Hill

2.61km WNW

18

1
The Carrach

Cairn(s) • 2.75km NW

10

1
Barns of Airlie Souterrain

Souterrain • 2.77km SSW

11

3

1
Lintrathen

Cairn(s) • 2.79km W

4

1
Brankam Hill East

Kerbed Cairn • 2.94km WNW

9

1
Mile Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.12km NW

5

1
Culhawk

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.13km ENE

9

1
Strone Hill East

Cairn(s) • 3.3km WNW

9

1
Foldend House

Cairn(s) • 3.35km W

6

1
Reedie 2

Cairn(s) • 3.53km E

3

1
Mid Strone Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.61km WNW

7

1
Strone Hill Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.73km WNW

7

1
Reedie

Cairn(s) • 3.82km E

6

1
Strone Hill Ring Cairns

Ring Cairn • 3.89km WNW

10

1
Strone Hill

Stone Circle • 3.92km WNW

8

1

2
Airlie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.04km SE

20

4
Balstard

Stone Circle • 4.11km ENE

7

1
Ascreavie Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.22km NE

7

1
Philpie

Standing Stones • 4.49km SSW

8

2
Bruceton

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.61km SW

6

3

1
Auldallan

Standing Stones • 4.64km NW

2

1
Castle Hill Wood

Stone Setting • 4.66km ENE

9

1
Lendrick Lodge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.87km ESE

12

3
Pitmudie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.91km W

6

2
Balloch

Cairn(s) • 4.92km NE

5

1
Castle Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.98km ENE

7

1
Shanzie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.08km SW

5

2

1
Wester Coul

Cairn(s) • 5.25km W

11

1
Mill of Cumna

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.3km SW

1

1
Shanzie Farm

Souterrain • 5.32km SW

8

1
Castle Hill (Meams)

Hillfort • 5.43km NE

11

1
Torrax Hill Wood

Cairn(s) • 5.62km W

6

1
Dryloch

Cairn(s) • 5.75km SW

12

1

2
Torrax

Cairn(s) • 6.08km W

11

1
Formal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.15km WSW

3

1
Meams Hill

Ring Cairn • 6.43km ENE

7

1
Meams Farm

Cairn(s) • 6.54km ENE

5

1
Balnagarrow

Cairn(s) • 6.66km ENE

2

1
Corogle Burn

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.69km NNE

13

1
Barry Hill

Hillfort • 6.75km WSW

11

2

2
Cat Law

Cairn(s) • 6.85km N

2

1

1
Cairn Plew

Cairn(s) • 6.89km WNW

2

1

1
Cairn Motherie

Cairn(s) • 7.02km WNW

2

1

1
Caddam

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.03km ENE

8

3
Balloch

Souterrain • 7.22km WSW

1
Kirriemuir Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km ENE

8

1

3
Kilry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.38km W

10

3
Pitcrocknie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.13km SW

5

2
Bell Hillock

Cairn(s) • 8.15km ENE

6

1
Shealwalls

Stone Circle • 8.19km WSW

2

1
Balmuckety

Standing Stones • 8.35km E

6

1
Cortachy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.58km ENE

11

2
Easter Peathaugh

Stone Circle • 8.86km W

16

2
Wester Peathaugh

Cairn(s) • 9.8km W

11

1
Glamis

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.88km ESE

3

2
Hill Of Alyth

Cairn(s) • 10.02km WSW

7

1
Belliduff

Cairn(s) • 10.33km SSW

6

2
Denoon Law

Hillfort • 10.35km SE

13

2
Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.64km SSW

3

1

3
Seward’s Stone, Belmont

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.86km SSW

5

3
Gallow Hill (Cortachy) 2

Cairn(s) • 11.04km ENE

6

1
Gallow Hill (Cortachy)

Cairn(s) • 11.05km ENE

8

1
Macbeth’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.24km SSW

4

4
Duff’s Knowe

Cairn(s) • 11.52km SSW

1
Carlunie

Cairn(s) • 11.82km SE

4

1
Denoon

Cup Marked Stone • 11.87km SSE

4

1

1
Happy Hillock

Cairn(s) • 11.92km WSW

9

1
Druim Dearg

Kerbed Cairn • 11.96km W

2

1
East Kinpurney Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.19km SSE

3

1
Kinpurney Hill

Hillfort • 12.34km SSE

6

1
Mains of Creuchies

Cup Marked Stone • 12.52km WSW

10

2

2
Arthurstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.54km SSW

1
Park Neuk

Stone Circle • 12.55km WSW

29

1

4

1
Arniefoul

Cairn(s) • 12.8km ESE

6

1
Newbigging Farm

Artificial Mound • 13.01km SSW

4

1
White Hillocks

Cairn(s) • 13.17km WSW

4

1
Black Briggs

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.54km WSW

3

1
Easter Memus

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.55km ENE

10

2
Broad Moss

Standing Stones • 13.56km WSW

4

2

1
Broad Moss

Stone Circle • 13.6km WSW

12

3

1
Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.84km WSW

1

1
Hill of Drimmie Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.84km WSW

29

1

2

1
Whitehillocks

Stone Circle • 13.89km NNE

8

1
Kinpurnie

Cairn(s) • 13.89km SSW

5

1
Ogil

Cairn(s) • 13.93km ENE

7

1
Drumend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.16km WSW

10

3

1
Rannagulzion

Cairn(s) • 14.2km W

3

1
Battledykes

Cairn(s) • 14.2km ENE

6

1

1
Law Of Coull

Cairn(s) • 14.21km ENE

3

1
Carse Grey

Stone Circle • 14.35km E

9

1
Glenballoch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.5km WSW

27

1
Glenballoch Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.54km WSW

22

3
Drumderg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.65km W

9

3
Auchterhouse Hill

Hillfort • 14.78km SE

6

2
Whitehillocks Plantation

Cairn(s) • 14.87km NNE

4

1
High Keillor Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.96km SSW

15

1

5
St Arnold’s Seat

Cairn(s) • 14.99km NE

4

1
Witches Stones

Standing Stones • 15.11km SSE

2

3
Milton of Rattray Cursus

Cursus • 15.28km SW

1
Alrick Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.37km W

4

1

1
Alrick

Cairn(s) • 15.44km W

4

1
Doonies

Kerbed Cairn • 15.44km W

5

1
Gallow Hill 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.53km SE

3

1
Gallow Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.56km ESE

7

3
Auchterhouse

Stone Circle • 15.64km SE

8

1

3
Tealing Hill cist

Cist • 15.73km ESE

2

1
Craigowl

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.75km SE

5

1
Tealing Hill settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.76km ESE

2

1
Noranside

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.88km ENE

10

3
Grasslet

Ring Cairn • 15.91km NNE

6

1
Cairn Gleamnach

Cairn(s) • 15.95km W

16

1

1
Prieston Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.04km SE

2

1
Hill of Prieston

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.16km SE

11

1

4

1
Balkello

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.4km SE

16

1
West Mains

Cairn(s) • 16.42km S

6

1
Pitscandlie

Standing Stones • 16.59km E

12

1

3
Knowehead

Cairn(s) • 16.72km SW

8

1
Huntingfaulds

Cairn(s) • 16.89km ESE

4

1
Balkemback

Stone Circle • 16.92km SE

24

3

1
Wheen 4

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 17.02km NNE

3

1
Wheen 2

Ring Cairn • 17.05km NNE

5

1
Wheen

Cairn(s) • 17.08km NNE

8

1
Hill of Finavon

Cup Marked Stone • 17.15km ENE

1
Tealing Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.21km ESE

2

1
Tealing Stones

Standing Stones • 17.38km ESE

13

3
Wheen3

Cairn(s) • 17.44km NNE

7

1
Fir Hillock

Cairn(s) • 17.47km WSW

5

1
Borland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.62km W

6

2
St Ninian’s Well

Standing Stones • 17.62km ENE

1
Dronley House

Artificial Mound • 17.84km SSE

4

3
Pitscandly

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.87km E

2

1
Pitcur Souterrain

Souterrain • 17.89km SSW

12

3
Carnashach Wood

Cup Marked Stone • 18.22km WSW

4

1
Mains Of Persie

Cairn(s) • 18.27km W

9

1
Marchburn

Cairn(s) • 18.28km N

5

1
Tealing

Souterrain • 18.52km ESE

22

1

6

3
Hill Of Cally

Cairn(s) • 18.55km WSW

8

1
Glenkilrie 1

Cairn(s) • 18.6km W

8

1
Carsegownie

Round Cairn • 18.7km ENE

15

3
Vayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.78km ENE

4

2
Finavon

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.79km ENE

1

1
Leys of Marlee

Stone Circle • 18.8km WSW

30

8
Reswallie

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.81km E

1
Finavon Hillfort

Hillfort • 18.9km ENE

10

4

1
Hill Of Dores

Hillfort • 18.97km SSW

11

2
Middleton Muir 5

Cairn(s) • 19.45km WSW

10

1
Turin Hill

Hillfort • 19.54km E

14

3

1
Carrot Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 19.57km ESE

1

1
Glenkilrie 2

Kerbed Cairn • 19.6km W

5

1
Haer Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.6km ENE

4

1
Middleton Muir 2

Kerbed Cairn • 19.64km WSW

4

1
Middleton Muir 1

Kerbed Cairn • 19.67km WSW

5

1
Middleton Muir 3

Cairn(s) • 19.71km WSW

9

1
Turinhill Craigs

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.74km E

13

1
Dalnaglar

Kerbed Cairn • 19.74km W

9

1
Hatton (Labothie Hill)

Cairn(s) • 19.75km ESE

3

1
Glenkilrie 3

Cairn(s) • 19.86km W

4

1
Middleton Muir 4

Cairn(s) • 19.88km WSW

6

1
Labothie Hill 2

Cairn(s) • 19.92km ESE

3

1
Kinloch

Cairn(s) • 19.93km WSW

7

1