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Stirling, Gowanhill, The Beheading Stone
Stone (19th Century)
Site Name Stirling, Gowanhill, The Beheading Stone
Classification Stone (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gowan Hill
Canmore ID 46234
Site Number NS79SE 5
NGR NS 79338 94477
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46234
- Council Stirling
- Parish Stirling
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS79SE 5 79338 94477
NS 7927 9449. A stone 0.35m x 0.35m x 0.1m thick, set on a concrete base and covered with an iron grille. A plaque attached to the base reads: "The Beheading Stone. Protected by the Public at the instance of the Stirling Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1887."
Visited by OS (WMJ) 29 June 1950
Published at NS 7933 9447 on OS 25" map (1969); seems to agree with photograph AO/5/51/72.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
