Southeast Scotland - Perthshire, Tayside, Lothians and Borders

Right is an unusual triple stone circle (all three concentric) near Loch Tay at Croft Moraig. The circle is made from local stones that occur on many outcrops nearby.

The monument appears to have had a strange effect on the locals - note the two-headed sheep to the right!

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Find this one if you can! Thanks have to go to Alligator for his directions to Tigh-na-Ruaich circle. If you're trying to find it yourself, get to Tynrich garden nursery (go when it's open, please!) and look for the large rockery in the corner.

I have no other information on this one, except that it was probably about 7m in diameter.

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I have to admit that I was totally amazed to find three triple stone groups in a big triangle in a field in Fortingall.

I hadn't done much research before I came here, but it was easy to find (visible from minor road through village) and there were no signs saying "private" or anything. Even so, I kept to the edge of the field and tried to look professional for this shot.

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Kinnell Park is on land owned by some people who don't like visitors. That's fair enough, but denying access to one of Central Scotland's finest monuments doesn't seem right either. My advice (if you don't want to ask nicely, which sometimes works) is to take the track after the "Kinnell House Private" turn. There are no "private" signs, but they end up in the same place. The track is not suitable for ordinary cars. Get your long lens on your camera, stick it out of the car window and take a photo from as far away as possible without disturbing the peace.

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 Oh, and don't go at dusk, like I did. I had to take a 4-second exposure without a tripod, and so it's hardly surprising that the shot didn't work out....

Pictish stones

Pictish stones date from anywhere between Iron-Age and about the 10th century. They vary from being undecorated to having ornate pagan and christian symbols carved on them. If your interested, you really need to check out Alligator's site.

Right - The Dane's Stone and Balnakeilly Stone (NN942594 and NN946594 respectively) both near Moulin, Perthshire.

Below are Dunfallandy and Logierait Class II slabs (ie with both christian and pagan symbols, NN946565 and NN967520 respectively). The former is in a glass display case which makes photography almost impossible.

Left is Irene and right is Alligator, both known to me through the Stones' mailing list.