Archaeology Notes

Event ID 720582

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT57SE 2 5782 7414

See also NT57SE 15 and NT57SE 21.

(NT 5781 7409) Standing Stone (NR)

OS 6" map (1908)

(NT 5781 7409) Standing Stone (NR) (site of)

(NT 5782 7414) Standing Stone (NR) (moved)

OS 6" map (1969)

Standing Stone, Cairndinnis Farm: This four-sided monolith is situated 300 yds SSW of Traprain Law. It is 8ft high and the sides vary in breadth from 2ft 6 ins to 1ft 3 ins. This stone is known as the 'Loth Stone' on the supposition that it marks the grave of a fictitious monarch named Loth. It has been moved (post-1913) from its original position to the edge of the field to facilitate ploughing; at the time of its removal the ground about it was excavated, but nothing was found. However, the Ordnance Survey Name Book [ONB], which does not give a name to this standing stone, records that 'stone coffins' have been found in its vicinity, and there is also mention of a cist being found at NT 5784 7409 in 1861 - see NT57SE 21 for this find.

R W Feachem 1963; RCAHMS 1924, visited 1913; Name Book 1853

This standing stone is as described. It is in good condition and there is no sign of any inscription.

Resurveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 October 1962.

Papers and correspondence relating to the movement and re-erection of the stone are held in the National Archives of Scotland: Scheduling File SRO DD/27/1482; Excavation Files SRO DD/27/328, SRO DD/27/1482.

Information from J N Graham Ritchie, 30 June 2003.