What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Newton of Collessie, Standing Stone as Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish), Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Pictish period (circa 4th to 9th century AD), the Newton of Collessie Standing Stone is likely associated with early medieval symbolic or territorial markers. Its carvings may represent Pictish symbols used for identification, commemoration, or ritual purposes, though specific meanings remain unclear.
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Places near here
Melville Home FarmEnclosure (period Unassigned), Square Barrow (iron Age) · 47 yd
Newton of CollessieFarmhouse (18th Century) · 314 yd
NewtonCropmark(s) (period Unknown), Ring Ditch (period Unassigned), Sunken Floored Building (period Unassigned) · 468 yd
BastionCropmark(s) (period Unknown), Pit(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 556 yd
Collessie Victory HallMemorial · 655 yd
Monimail, Old Cemetery Gate, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1192 yd
Fernie CastleCountry House (period Unassigned), Hotel (period Unassigned), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.7 mi
WoodmillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Dunbog HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Edens MuirForest · 2.1 mi
Gravelpit WoodWood · 2.2 mi
Black LochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi