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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Taxing Stone Alternative Name: Laicht-AlpinCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Stranraer Nearest Village: Cairnryan
Map Ref: NX06237096
Latitude: 54.995400N Longitude: 5.030725W
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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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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.
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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