What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records The Candle Stone, Drumwhindle as Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, The Candle Stone may have served as a ritual or territorial marker. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with supernatural lights or protective spirits.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Mains of DrumwhindlePestle (stone)(period Unassigned) · 420 yd
Mains of AuchreddieFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 978 yd
GallowhillEnclosure (period Unassigned), Execution Site (post Medieval)(possible), Field Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1022 yd
KirkhillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Plodhill WoodWood · 2.0 mi
Upper ArdgrainNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Truffhill WoodWood · 2.6 mi
Little YthsieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Castle of EsslemontCastle (medieval), Moated Site (medieval), Tower House(s) (medieval) · 3.2 mi
McDonald Park ObeliskMemorial · 3.3 mi
Auchnagatt War MemorialMemorial · 3.3 mi
Museum of Farming LifeMuseum · 4.8 miOther information
Photo: Ewen Rennie · CC BY-SA 2.0