<< Our Photo Pages >> Clochodrick Stone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in Renfrewshire
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Clochodrick Stone Alternative Name: Clach a' DruidhCountry: Scotland County: Renfrewshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Johnstone Nearest Village: Howwod
Map Ref: NS37366127
Latitude: 55.817213N Longitude: 4.597339W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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jeannette visited on 13th Oct 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Easy access. can be viewed from car. Short hop over stone dyke but watch for cows.
Massive bit of rock!
Situated 100m above sea level, this well documented boulder was first mentioned in a 13th century charter as a mark on the boundary of the lands of Moniabrock.
The large glacial erratic is made of Basalt and crossed by a series of Hematite veins. The boulder rests on lavas of slightly different composition, having been identified as coming from hills 4km to the NW. It measures 6.7m x 6.1m and is almost 4m high, with a circumference of 20.6m.
Legend 1 ; The stone was used by the Druid's as a site for the dispensation of justice. Depending on how the stone moved with the accused sitting on it, they were either declared innocent or guilty.
Legend 2 ; It is said to be the burial site of "Rhydderch Hael", ruler of Alt Clut until his death c.614ad. Although considering this has been here for approx 18,000 years it seems unlikely.
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