West Blair (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of West Blair (Standing Stone / Menhir) by nickbrand

Looking east

nickbrand Jun 3, 2003

Image of West Blair (Standing Stone / Menhir) by nickbrand

Looking west

nickbrand Jun 3, 2003

Image of West Blair (Standing Stone / Menhir) by nickbrand

Looking north

nickbrand Jun 3, 2003

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West Blair

Standing Stone / Menhir

nickbrand Jun 3, 2003

This stone stands around 1.2m tall, and appears to be sandstone. At some point in the past it has been reinforced by cementing in some field clearance stones around the base. It hasn’t been moved, however, as I saw it marked on a map dating from around 1740, in the position it occupies today. Some pretty good views from where it stands.

There are the remains of an old priory a couple of hundred metres WNW, and another nearby hill is called Temple Hill, apparently the Knights Templar owned the area at some point in the past.

West Blair

Standing Stone / Menhir

BigSweetie Jan 3, 2004

Old Maps – West Blair

view the site on the old OS map

Sites within 20km of West Blair

Abbots Deuglie

Stone Circle • 0.71km N

1
Dron Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 4.89km N

1

1

2
Castle Law (Forgandenny)

Hillfort • 5.2km NNW

4
Orwell

Standing Stones • 7.25km ESE

15

2
Forteviot

Henge • 8.63km WNW

4

3
Gray Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.7km W

4

2
Easter Nether Urquhart

Cairn(s) • 8.83km E

4

1
Castle Law (Abernethy)

Hillfort • 8.99km ENE

11

2
Moncrieffe

Cup Marked Stone • 9.41km NNE

2

2
Moncrieffe House

Stone Circle • 9.41km NNE

6

2
West Lomond Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.61km E

15

3

1
Dunning

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.67km W

8

3

1
Moncreiffe Hill

Hillfort • 9.84km N

1
Abernethy Den

Stone Circle • 9.86km NE

8

1

1
Moredun Top

Hillfort • 10.07km NNE

2
Callarfountain

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.33km NNW

2

1
Hilton Of Moncrieffe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.39km N

2

1
Leadketty

Stone Circle • 10.43km W

1
Craigclowan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.55km N

2

2
Leadketty

Stone Circle • 10.56km W
Rossie Law

Hillfort • 11.2km W

5

1
Borland Glen

Stone Circle • 11.51km WSW

8

2
Maiden Castle (Lomonds)

Hillfort • 11.86km E

13

1
Down Hill

Hillfort • 12.59km WSW

5

1

2
Benarty

Hillfort • 13.17km SE

1
Macduff’s Cross

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.47km ENE

3

1

4

2
Inchyra

Round Barrow(s) • 13.56km NE

8

1
Perth Western Edge

Cup Marked Stone • 13.69km NW

4

1
St Madoes Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.88km NE

4

1

2
Murrary Royal Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.01km N

2

1
Deuchny Wood

Hillfort • 14.06km NNE

4

1
East Lomond

Cairn(s) • 14.15km E

8

1
East Lomond

Hillfort • 14.15km E

18

3
Belhie

Round Barrow(s) • 14.24km W

1
Black Cairn

Hillfort • 14.24km ENE

11

1
Belhie

Henge • 14.28km W

1
Belhie

Enclosure • 14.28km W

1
Belhie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.4km W

11

1

3

2
Belhie

Enclosure • 14.41km W

1

1
Belhie

Enclosure • 14.44km W

1
Belhie

14.62km W

2

3
Hawk Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.63km NE

5

3
Strathendry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15km E

9

2
Huntingtower

Cairn(s) • 15.08km NW

1
Clatchchard Craig

Hillfort • 15.44km ENE

1

1

1
Grey Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.8km NE

4

1
Kilspindie

15.94km NNE

1

2
Kilspindie

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.94km NNE

15

2
Kilspindie

Stone Circle • 15.94km NNE

9

2
Murrayshall Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.06km NNE

2
Cult Hill

Hillfort • 16.07km SW
Castleton

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.23km SW

5

1
Sandy Road Scone

Stone Circle • 16.25km N

9

1

1

1
Purin

Hillfort • 16.39km E

5

1
Bonhard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.59km NNE

11

3

1
Arnbathie

Cairn(s) • 16.75km NNE

5

1
Law Hill

Hillfort • 16.77km NNE

7

1
Law Hill

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

8

1
Bachilton

Stone Circle • 17.36km WNW

1
Shien Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.62km NNE

8

1
Blairhall

Cursus • 17.69km N

1
Shianbank

Stone Circle • 17.73km NNE

9

3
Over Durdie

Hillfort • 17.77km NE

9

1

1
Evelick

Hillfort • 17.89km NE

11

1
Denmarkfield / King’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.9km NNW

5

3

1
Auchterarder

Standing Stones • 17.96km W

29

7

3
Pole Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.98km NNE

7

1
Collessie Farm

Cairn(s) • 17.99km ENE

9

1
Goddens

Cup Marked Stone • 18.01km NNE

5

1
Wizard’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.1km SW

2

1
Denmarkfield Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.12km NNW

1

1
Saline Hill

Hillfort • 18.13km SSW

3

1
Pitcairn

Cairn(s) • 18.14km E

7

1
The Belted Stane

Natural Rock Feature • 18.3km W

1
Loaninghead

Hillfort • 18.33km WSW

10

1

3
Gleneagles B

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.34km WSW

16

1
Gleneagles A

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.64km WSW

9

1
Collessie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.66km ENE

2

1
Balfarg

Henge • 18.67km E

38

5

2
Balfarg Riding School

Henge • 19km E

14

2
Moneydie

Stone Circle • 19.1km NW

14

3

1
Balbirnie

Stone Circle • 19.12km E

42

1

5
Ardgilzean Cottage

Cairn(s) • 19.28km N

9

1
Beal Hill

Stone Circle • 19.44km NNE

4

1
Lyndoch East Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.65km NW

3

1
Glenduckie

Hillfort • 19.69km ENE

10

1
St.Martins

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.8km N

1

1

2
Bandrum

Standing Stones • 19.89km SSW

6

1