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Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 12 November 2018 Page Views: 2818
Multi-periodSite Name: The Maiden Stone (Tullibody)Country: Scotland County: Clackmannanshire Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Alloa / Sterling Nearest Village: Tullibody
Map Ref: NS86039533
Latitude: 56.137025N Longitude: 3.835529W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Anne T visited on 31st Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The Maiden Stone, Tullibody: This stone coffin is next to the ruins of the old church. We parked in the car park for the new church and walked through the graveyard which runs parallel to the road. Some really unusual tombstones, and quite spooky to walk through the graveyard and look around the outside of the Old Church as dusk was falling on Halloween!
This long cist or stone coffin is marked on the OS map and is located 4 metres north of the north wall of Tullibody Old Church. This is an unusual coffin, as it is a 2.2m long open coffin with a niche for the head and arms, with a large, triangular stone placed on top of it. I had previously understood the triangular stone might have been part of a standing stone which had been repurposed, but Canmore refers to the stone as a 'coped cover' - see Canmore ID 47062 for more information.
The Maiden Stone is reputed to be the coffin of a lady called Martha Wishart, who died circa 1449 (see the comment below for folklore relating to Martha) and looks as if the stone has been placed 'as if to stop the occupant rising from the grave'. This felt particularly spooky as we visited the site in the early evening of Halloween as it was starting to get dark!
The old church was founded in 1149, but various sources say it is believed there were earlier churches on the site, Wikipedia saying: "It is thought that the church in Tullibody dates from the end of the fourth century and St. Serf ministered to the church in the 5th century on his journeys to Alva." I am trying to track down the original sources and will post the links/information when (if!) I find them.
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