Fortingall Churchyard

Nearest town:
Aberfeldy (11km ENE)
OS reference:
NN741470
OS sheets:
51, 52
Latitude:
56° 35' 52.59 N
Longitude:
4° 3' 2.92 W
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Image of Fortingall Churchyard (Cup Marked Stone) by fitzcoraldo

Comparing this to Martin’s 2002 photo, you’ll soon have to dig into the ivy to see this lovely carved stone

fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Aug 15, 2007
Image of Fortingall Churchyard (Cup Marked Stone) by postman

Cope mentioned Blakean vegatable temples inTME so here’s the oldest lifeform in Europe

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Jun 4, 2007
Image of Fortingall Churchyard (Cup Marked Stone) by Martin

24/10/85- okay, okay- so it’s a crappy pic, but hey- Disc cameras was where it was at in the mid 80’s. Will hopefully have some better pics soon...

Martin
Martin May 24, 2002

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Fortingall Churchyard

fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Aug 15, 2007

This lovely little stone, tucked away in the corner of the gated burial ground is a bit of an unexpected delight. It’s nice that the stone is still within the shadow of the yew tree. A lovely spot.

Fortingall Churchyard

Martin
Martin May 25, 2002

19/5/02
An opportunity for a re-visit. After only 17 years or so! Actually we’ve stopped in Fortingall more times than I care to remember, just never got round to the rear burial ground of Fortingall church to pay my respects to this stone. There’s a new path to the Yew Tree which is beautifully carved from grey stone- I follow this path round the Yew Tree and through the gate behind- just next to the wall is the stone which was amazingly found buried at a depth of about 8 foot next to the tree in who’s shadow it now stands. The uppermost flat top of the stone seems to bear about 14 cup marks, but obviously a great chunk of this stone is missing.

Fortingall Churchyard

Martin
Martin Dec 18, 2001

Fortingall Churchyard Cup Marked Standing Stone

First visited this stone in 1982 after reading about it in a small guidebook to the church. My obsession with the nearby Fortingall stones brought me here on many occasions, but this stone seems to be forgotten about when mention is made of the Fortingall sites. I know this is sacrilege, but to all intents and purposes it looks like some sort of megalithic bird bath ;) This (along with two of the stones of the nearby Carse Farm I four-poster) is one of the few stones which I have seen that has cup markings on its flat-ish horizontal upper face. This got me thinking about sky maps. The stone is behind the famous yew tree in the corner of the Currie private burial ground. When visiting check out the yew tree, the Fortingall stones and the church with its ancient bells and Celtic carved stones- a veritable antiquarian feast!

Miscellaneous

Fortingall Churchyard
Cup Marked Stone
Martin
Martin Dec 18, 2001

This stone was only rediscovered in 1903 buried at a depth of 8 foot (!) a few feet from the main stem of the yew tree- it’s now set up about 25 foot from its original site and has nine cup marks on its upper surface.

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Martin
Martin
Jan 2002

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