Archaeology Notes

Event ID 677517

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NN74NW 34 711 478.

Beside the road, in the Black Wood of Chesthill (Coille Dhubh - name: NN 711 478) stood the tall upright Clach Taghairm nan Cat. Every Hallowe' en wildcats were said to make a circle round it to welcome a huge black cat that sat on top. Opposite the Cat Stone was the Stone of the Demon.

A C McKerracher 1979