Orchard
Cross Base (Early Medieval)
Site Name Orchard
Classification Cross Base (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 45497
Site Number NS71SE 8
NGR NS 7818 1274
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkconnel
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NS71SE 8 7818 1274.
(NS 7818 1274) Font Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1958)
Though sometimes called the "Font Stone", this is a cross-socket stone. It measures 3'6" x 3' x 1'5", with two rectangular oblong sockets, 4 1/2" apart, sunk on the top. The stone has been very roughly squared, and on the W side, beneath each mortice, a crude cross has been carved; their upper arms have been almost completely worn away.
RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912; Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc 1893
This rough, weather-worn socket stone is as described. The sockets are shallow, and have weathered into one cavity.
Visited by OS (JLD) 7 July 1954
NS 7818 1274. No change. The stone stands at an inclined angle in a level pasture field.
Visited by OS (JRL) 7 April 1978
