Wallace's Putting Stone, Raeberry Hill
Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name Wallace's Putting Stone, Raeberry Hill
Classification Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Canmore ID 64464
Site Number NX74SW 2
NGR NX 7016 4381
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/64464
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkcudbright
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX74SW 2 701 439.
A large stone with marks representing a hand, commonly known as "Wallace's Putting Stone" stands on Raeberry Hill (Big Raeberry - NX 701439). According to Hamilton, this stone is the last remnant of a stone circle, its companions having either disappeared over the cliff due to erosion, or more probably used to build Raeberry Castle.
M Harper 1896; G Hamilton 1885
The only large stone on Big Raeberry is a natural boulder at NX 7017 4381. There is no evidence to suggest that this is the remains of a stone circle and although this may be "Wallace's Putting Stone" it bears no trace of a "hand". The name could not be verified locally.
Visited by OS (RD) 19 April 1971
