Elrig House
Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Elrig House
Classification Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) House Of Elrig
Canmore ID 62733
Site Number NX34NW 38
NGR NX 3112 4939
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62733
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Mochrum
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX34NW 38 3112 4939
See also NX34NW 109.00.
A stone, measuring 25cm by 10cm, 'found nearby' about 1917 is now built into the outside wall of Elrig House (NX34NW 109.00). Previously identified as part of a cross-head, the visible markings on it are considered by Morris to be prehistoric, consisting of 'two concentric rings (no centre cup), the outer ring gapped with two radial grooves ('keyhole type'), the inner complete, with a radial groove parallel with the others. Greatest diameter 10cm and carving depth 0.5cm.
W G Collingwood 1925
This stone is built into the NE wall of Elrig House, 4.0m above ground level.
Visited by OS July 1976.
