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Arran, Kingscross Point
Commemorative Stone (Medieval)(Possible), Marker Stone (Post Medieval)(Possible), Standing Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Arran, Kingscross Point
Classification Commemorative Stone (Medieval)(Possible), Marker Stone (Post Medieval)(Possible), Standing Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 40077
Site Number NS02NE 2
NGR NS 05607 28294
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40077
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilbride
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Buteshire
NS02NE 2 0561 2828
(NS 0562 2828) Stone (NR)
OS 6" map, (1924)
Traditionally, Kingscross Point takes its name from Robert the Bruce having left from here for Carrick. This large square stone, 6-7ft high, is said to commemorate the event, but there is no knowledge of when, or by whom, it was erected. It does not seem to have much antiquity about it.
Name Book 1864.
NS 0561 2828. This unmarked granite stone stands on the lower N slopes of a rocky knoll above the Point. It is now leaning and only a 0.8m tall, 0.4m square piece is exposed above a 1.0m high cairn of stone and modern debris which surrounds and possibly supports it. It is possibly a Bronze Age standing stone to which a later tradition is attached, but in its present state this is conjectural.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (J R L) 13 November 1977.
NS 0561 2828 Site identified as part of a coastal zone assessment survey.
M Cressey, S Badger, 2005.
Note (11 June 2019 - 13 June 2019)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
HES Survey and Recording 11-13 June 2019
