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<< Text Pages >> King's Stone (Carsphairn) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 21 June 2022  Page Views: 369

Natural PlacesSite Name: King's Stone (Carsphairn)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Kirkcudbright  Nearest Village: Carsphairn
Map Ref: NX50419127
Latitude: 55.192994N  Longitude: 4.351487W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
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
0no data
5
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Natural Stone in Dumfries and Galloway

Mentioned in our King's Well (Carsphairn) site page, this natural feature is recorded as Canmore Site ID 63886, 'King's Stone'.

Canmore simply tells us: "King's Stone - a small granite rock. Traditionally, Robert the Bruce sat on it while drinking from the well".

This stone is in a remote spot, but any photographs of this feature and surrounding landscape would be greatly appreciated.
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