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Field Visit
Date 25 June 1913
Event ID 1088083
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1088083
Some 200 yards south-southwest of Easter Broomhouse, on the summit of a broad ridge about 150 feet above sea-level, is a fine monolith of red sandstone measuring 9 feet in height and 6 feet in girth at the foot. It is roughly rectangular on plan at the base, the eastern and western faces being 22 inches broad. At a height of 4 feet it is almost square, having become narrower on the eastern and western sides and broader on the northern and southern ends. The top slants about 2 feet to the east beyond the base. On the western side are three cup marks, 3 ½ inches in width and ¾ inch deep, placed triangularly but inverted. The two upper cups are 5 ½ inches apart, and the lower cup, which is 5 feet from the ground, is 11 inches from the upper left hand cup and 12 ½ inches from the right hand cup. The deep grooves cut on the stone near the base were made by the wire cable of a steam plough rubbing against it.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 25 June 1913.
