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Girvan
Sanctuary Marker (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Girvan
Classification Sanctuary Marker (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 62034
Site Number NX19NE 10
NGR NX 186 981
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62034
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Girvan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX19NE 10 186 981.
(Area NX 186 981) A sanctuary stone, a place of refuge for insolvent debtors, stood in the High Street.
J Smith 1895; R Lawson 1892
There is no trace of this stone. Mr R Valentine, town clerk, believes it to be purely traditional and there is no local knowledge of its existence.
Visited by OS (JLD) 6 October 1955
