Edradynate

The standing stones at Edradynate aren't going to blow your mind with drama, but they're worth the detour if you're already poking around Perthshire. You're looking at Bronze Age work - stones that have been here longer than pretty much anything else in the landscape, which does give you pause when you're standing among them.

The site sits just outside Aberfeldy, so it's an easy add-on to a caravan holiday at Grandtully Station or Aberfeldy Caravan Park without eating up half your day. The stones themselves are modest compared to, say, the monuments down south, but that's partly their charm. You won't be fighting crowds, and there's something rather moving about being in a place this old with barely another soul around.

Walkers will appreciate it more than families with small children - there's no visitor centre, no playground, and honestly, once you've had a look and taken the obligatory photo, you're done in ten minutes. History types should allow longer. There's real satisfaction in working out the Bronze Age burial practices and what these stones meant to the people who put them here.

Faskally Woods and Pitilie Pods are close enough to make this a proper easy morning walk before heading elsewhere. It's free, as far as I can tell, and there are no restrictions on access. Go early if you want decent light for photographs. The surrounding countryside is proper lovely, rolling Tayside terrain that rewards exploration on foot.