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Craigie Church
Rocking Stone (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Craigie Church
Classification Rocking Stone (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Witches' Stone
Canmore ID 42851
Site Number NS43SW 14
NGR NS 427 323
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42851
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Craigie
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS43SW 14 427 323.
A large stone, popularly called the "Witches' Stone" stood upright near Craigie church (NS 427 323), in a field on Lodgehouse farm (Lodgebush: NS 425 320). It was probably a rocking stone. It stood on three stones, so high that a man could crawl under. It was blasted in 1819 to build houses.
J Paterson 1863
No further information.
Visited by OS (JRL) 21 June 1982
