Archaeology Notes

Event ID 714676

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT27SE 106 2828 7049.

(NT 2828 7049) Standing Stone (NR)

OS 1:1250 map, (1971)

This standing stone is 6 3/4' high and it has a girth of 6'5" at 3' from the base. Its main axis is almost due N-S, but with a slight inclination towards the E. It is of grey sandstone, badly weathered on two sides, and without any artificial markings.

RCAHMS 1929, visited 1926; F R Coles 1903.

This stone is not quite in situ. It was moved a few yards from its original position (in the present roadway) and set in concrete, protected by a railing, during the construction of the housing scheme in the vicinity.

Information contained in letter from S Fleming, 17 Ochiltree Gardens, to OS 12 October 1974.

This stone is as described in previous information. It is situated in Ravenswood Avenue.

Visited by OS (S F S) 4 December 1975.