Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
NTS Recording Event
Date May 1996 - May 1996
Event ID 976425
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/976425
A023 Standing Stone.
NJ 7212 1270
Situated in John Bell Field or Home Park to the north-west of the Castle is a standing stone. This monument is traditionally supposed to have been erected in 1617 to commemorate John Bell (Architect). There is however a likelihood that the stone may be of prehistoric origin as it is of similar size to the stones in the prehistoric stone circle at NJ 71 SW 3 situated 700m to the west (outwith site). While it is possible to state this stone is of a similar nature to those of clearly prehistoric date, is impossible to say without further investigation whether the stone's setting is also prehistoric. A later stone pyramid (originally a ball) has been mounted onto the stone presumably at the time of the monument's dedication to John Bell.
Field walking, 24.5.96. Ordnance survey Present Edition 1:10000 map sheet NJ 71 NW. RCAHMS. NMRS NJ 71 SW 5.
(CAF96 A023) Information from (BNM) March 2014
