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<< Our Photo Pages >> Taxing Stone - Standing Stones in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Thursday, 28 March 2019  Page Views: 1134

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Taxing Stone Alternative Name: Laicht-Alpin
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: Cairnryan
Map Ref: NX06237096
Latitude: 54.995400N  Longitude: 5.030725W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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markj99 visited on 27th Nov 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The Taxing Stone is easily visited via Stranraer Coastal Path with the added bonus of Little Laight Gun Battery.

Taxing Stone
Taxing Stone submitted by markj99 : Graffiti on the Taxing Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Dumfries and Galloway

The Taxing Stone is on the Stranraer Coastal Path from Stranraer to Glenapp. There are parking spaces available on the outskirts of Cairnryan before the ferry terminal. Follow the SCP signs uphill to Little Laight farm for approximately 1 mile. On the top of the hill there is a WWII gun battery. The Taxing Stone is sited on the path at the battery entrance. There is some graffiti on the face of the stone at its base.

The alternative name Laicht-Alpin is related to folklore concerning a Celtic prince, Alpin who was killed in Glen App in the 8th Century while trying to conquer Galloway. The stone is said to mark a boundary between Galloway and Ayrshire, hence its other name, the Taxing Stone.
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Taxing Stone
Taxing Stone submitted by markj99 : The Taxing Stone, adjacent to Stranraer Coastal Path, looking S to Cairnryan. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Taxing Stone
Taxing Stone submitted by markj99 : The Taxing Stone and WWII gun battery. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX0670 : Taxing Stone, Little Laight Hill by M Campbell
by M Campbell
©2007(licence)
NX0670 : Taxing Stane by Billy McCrorie
by Billy McCrorie
©2010(licence)
NX0670 : Laight-Alpyn - The Taxing Stone by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2012(licence)
NX0670 : Taxing Stane by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2012(licence)
NX0670 : Taxing Stane by Billy McCrorie
by Billy McCrorie
©2016(licence)

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