Scone
Scone is a Town in the county of Perth and Kinross.
Scone postcode: PH2 6SA
There are great places to visit near Scone including some great rivers and streams, towns, lakes, historic buildings, ancient sites and waterfalls.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Scone include River Tay.
There are a several good towns in the Scone area like Pitlochry, Dunkeld, and Aberfeldy.
Don't miss Loch Faskally, and Loch Kennard's lakes if visiting the area around Scone.
The area close to Scone boasts some of the best historic buildings including Wade's Bridge.
The area around Scone's best ancient sites can be found at Croftmoraig Stone Circle.
Falls of Moness is a great place to visit close to Scone if you like waterfalls.
Scone History
There are some historic monuments around Scone:
- Gallowhill,stone circle 130m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM5408
- Pole Hill, hut-circle 240m SE of triangulation point Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6926
- Blindwells, stone circle 380m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7299
- Damside, fort 780m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM7163
- Over Benchil, standing stone 100m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1574
- Bore Stone of Gask,cross slab,Moncreiffe House Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM1620
- Huntingtower Castle Secular: castle SM90164
- Abernethy Round Tower and Pictish symbol stone Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone; Ecclesiastical: tower SM90005
- Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM6627
- Inchyra Farm, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7236
- Loanhead, standing stones 450m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM7298
- Moredun Hall, tower-house remains Secular: tower SM9464
- Colen, stone circle 750m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7305
- Bridge of Earn, Old Bridge of Earn Industrial: road or trackway SM9468
- Hill House, unenclosed settlement 100m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7178
- Ardgilzean Cottage, mound SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM3402
- Blackfaulds, stone circle 450m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7295
- Blairhall, barrow cemetery and cursus S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6932
- Shien Hill,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1581
- Wester Bonhard, unenclosed settlement 300m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6710
- Cambusmichael, enclosure & souterrain 100m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7180
- Perth, Cromwell's Citadel Secular: fort (non-prehistoric) SM8970
- Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6723
- Newbigging Farm,cup and ring marked stone 225m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM1509
- Kirkton of Collace, enclosure 380m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7266
- Campsie Linn, grange site Ecclesiastical: grange/farm - secular buildings associated; Secular: manor house SM11143
- Castle Law,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM661
- King's Stone, standing stone 90m SE of Denmarkfield Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1556
- Balhomie, cup-marked stone 95m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM7326
- Byres, ring-ditch and souterrain 330m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7179
- Cramflat,standing stone E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1527
- Evelick,fort WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3095
- Law Hill,hut circles N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM3279
- Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7286
- Mill of Bonhard, unenclosed settlement and standing stone 200m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM6711
- Law Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3089
- Balholmie Cottage, unenclosed settlement 150m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7028
- Cambusmichael, palisaded enclosure 50m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM7183
- Moated settlement 414m SW of Mains of Kinmonth SM9455
- Roman watch tower and unenclosed settlement, 310m NW of Strathview Cottage SM7182
- Balgarvie, unenclosed settlement 350m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6947
- Shianbank, stone circles and pillboxes 325m E of 20th Century Military and Related: Pillbox; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM2314
- Moncreiffe House, chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM9601
- Settlement, 130m NNE of Ballendrick House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM9446
- Cambusmichael Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5641
- St Madoes standing stones 200m WNW of Pitfour Castle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1578
- West Dron Cottages, cup-marked stone 800m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM9444
- Law of Dumbuils, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM9439
- New Scone,stone circle,Grey Stanes Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM1579
- Dow Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM6718
- Barrow, 420m SE of Lochton House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6946
- Bertha, Roman Fort Roman: fort SM2403
- Damside, stone row 900m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone rows SM7297
- Witch Knowe, barrow 130m SW of Inchyra House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7283
- Deuchny Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM6199
- Gold Castle, enclosure 200m SW of Donald's Bank Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7572
- Brownies Knowe, stone circle & cup-marked stone 400m WNW of Rosemount Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7304
- Grange of Elcho, nunnery 180m ENE of Tay View Ecclesiastical: nunnery SM3232
- Broombarns, settlement 300m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM8771
- Arnbathie, fermtoun and enclosures NE of Secular: farmstead SM6709
- Kinfauns Church Crosses and carved stones: cross slab; Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: mausoleum SM5642
- Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6722
- Inchbervis Castle Secular: castle SM3763
- Tofthill, enclosed settlement 300m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7237
- Bonhard Park, unenclosed settlement SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6708
- Castle Law,fort,Abernethy Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2477
- Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd Ecclesiastical: church SM5452
- Berryhill, mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment 150m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM7184
- Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7249
- Grassy Walls, Roman camp and prehistoric settlement, Sheriffton Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Roman: camp SM4072
- Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM9451
- Moredun Top, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM9440
- Carey, Roman temporary camp and enclosure, Abernethy Roman: camp SM9449
- Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7188
- Pole Hill, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6928
- Souterrains, 145m WNW and 115m WSW of Burnside Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6717
- South Dumbuils, enclosure 500m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM9320
- Elcho Castle Secular: castle SM90140
- Moot Hill royal assembly place and Scone Abbey, 100m NE of Scone Palace Ecclesiastical: abbey; Secular: meeting place, thingstead, moot hill SM13595
- Gellybanks, standing stones 620m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1548
- Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM9438
