Archaeology Notes

Event ID 712797

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT18NW 7 1091 8504

(NT 1091 8504) St Margaret's Stone (NR)

OS 6" map (1967)

St Margaret's Stone (8ft 6ins by 4ft 7ins by 1ft 6ins) now stands on the W side of the road from Dunfermline at about 1/4 mile N of Rosyth Halt, but its original site is unknown. Cup markings cover one side of the stone which according to an inscription on its modern support is associated with the traditional resting place of St Margaret on her way to Dunfermline in 1069.

OSA 1793; P Chalmers 1859; RCAHMS 1933.

The sculpture has lately been chipped off St Margaret's Stone, leaving few traces of the subject upon it.

J Stuart 1856

St Margaret's Stone is a large boulder, as described by the RCAHMS and pitted on the E face. There are no rings around the 'cups', which appear to be the result of weathering. The boulder is now incorporated in a modern wall, and lies on its largest axis N-S. There are no traces of sculptures upon it, and it would appear that its only antiquarian value is in the traditional association with St Margaret.

Visited by OS (JLD) 27 March 1961

This stone has been removed and placed in temporary storage by Dunfermline District Council, but will eventually be re-erected as part of the landscaping scheme following the completion of road construction work. The site has been de-scheduled.

Information from SDD (HBM) to OS and RCAHMS, 28 November 1985.

Descheduled.

Information from Historic Scotland, Certificate of Exclusion from Schedule dated 5 March 1993.