OS1/3/48/64
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [Burnfoot Moor] | Standing Stane Standing Stane Standing Stane |
Mr. J. Whyte. Banker. Muirkirk Mr. J. Allison. Tordoors Mr. A. Aird Crossflat |
030 | A remarkable object situated on a slight eminence on Burnfoot Moor. The Stone is about 4 feet high and broken in several places, There are no distinguishing marks that could lead to the possibility of Knowing the Origin by which it was placed there. Mr. Whyte - factor for Lord Henry Bentinck states that by tradition it is supposed to mark the Site of a battle between the Picts and the Romans - but according to Mr. Brown of "Greenockmains", (See [Description] [Remark], 30.2. T .5) it is supposed to mark the grave of one of the Campbells; Laird of Auchens who was slain in an encounter with some Annandale "Freebooters". |
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64County of Ayr -- Parish of Muirkirk
[A note is added:]
"There are many single stones still
"standing, which, in all likelihood, were erected
"to commemorate events at the time considered
"sufficiently important, the knowledge of
"which is now completely gone".
New Statistical Account -
p 152 -
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