Easter Memus

Also known as:
Derachie and Soutra Hill
Nearest town:
Kirriemuir (9km SW)
OS reference:
NO439603
OS sheet:
44
Latitude:
56° 43' 51.48 N
Longitude:
2° 55' 1.16 W
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Image of Easter Memus (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Right behind the pylon, not on the next hill but the hill after it is Ogil.

Image credit: drew/amj
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Feb 13, 2013

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Easter Memus

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Feb 25, 2013

Coming down from the top of Soutra (good karma about this place) I plodded down the hill southwards, jumped the fence and waded to the bottom of the valley. With all the recent bad weather this place is a severe bog but the ‘wets’ kept me dry. It was also snowing quite heavily, fortunately the wind did a great job and blew it up the valley. After crossing the bog, climb up the other side, jump the fence and the impressive standing stone is a short way in front looking east towards Forfar.

Easter Memus stands at almost 2 meters in height. It is dwarfed by the the pylons but on a cold dark day like today it adds to the atmosphere. With that it was back across the bog and a walk to Law of Windsor to reclaim the car.

Visited 12/02/2013.

Easter Memus

nickbrand
nickbrand Oct 15, 2003

This is a pretty big stone, around 7-1/2 feet tall, and 4 feet wide. It stands in a commanding position on the south side of Soutra Hill, unfortunately now rather dwarfed by the pylons which march along behind it.

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