Gormack Muir Stone Circle

You'll find yourself standing in moorland that feels genuinely remote, even though Blairgowrie's only a few miles away. Gormack Muir Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ring of standing stones - not massive or showy like some Scottish circles, but there's something rather moving about them. The stones are modest in height, weathered pale grey, arranged in a rough circle on open ground with big views across Perthshire.

It's the kind of place that rewards a proper walk. You're not turning up, snapping a photo, and leaving in ten minutes. The moorland approach means you get a real sense of why someone chose this spot thousands of years ago - high ground, commanding landscape, somewhere people wanted to mark permanently.

Walkers will appreciate this far more than casual visitors. There's no interpretation, no facilities, no obvious path leading straight to it. You need to know roughly where you're going and be comfortable with a bit of rough terrain underfoot. That said, it's not technically difficult - just requires a modicum of navigation.

Families with older kids who actually enjoy archaeology rather than just expecting an ice cream afterwards will find it worthwhile. Younger children may struggle with the walk and lack of immediate payoff.

Stay at Corriefodly or Blairgowrie Holiday Parks - both handy for exploring this corner of Tayside - and treat Gormack Muir as part of a wider day out. Time it for late afternoon when the light catches the moorland properly. Admission appears to be free, as it's simply open countryside.