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Kirkdale House
Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Kirkdale House
Classification Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Lower Laggan Cottage; Lower Laggan House
Canmore ID 63714
Site Number NX55SW 18
NGR NX 544 515
NGR Description Removed to NX 515 533
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/63714
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Anwoth
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX55SW 18 515 533 (formerly 544 515)
See also NX55SW 17.
A stone, 24" x 9" from the hillside at Upper Newton (Morris estimates its position was NX 544 515), is now in a garden enclosure at Cardoness House (NX 566 535, along with NX55SW 19, NX55SW 20, NX55SW 32 ), it has 15 deep cups, 8 of which, in a row, have a small, very close ring.
I F MacLeod 1969; R W B Morris and D C Bailey 1967
Located at NX 5646 5349. Original find spot not ascertained.
Visited by OS (RD) 13 March 1972
This stone has been cemented into the floor of an open wooden shelter erected in the garden just behind Kirkdale House (NX 515 533).
R W B Morris 1973
This is one third of the missing slab from Lower Laggan Cottage (see NX55SW 17).
Information from R W B Morris 7 June 1979.
