<< Our Photo Pages >> Moss Knowes - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in South Ayrshire
Submitted by markj99 on Sunday, 28 May 2023 Page Views: 245
Natural PlacesSite Name: Moss KnowesCountry: Scotland County: South Ayrshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Dalmellington Nearest Village: Carsphairn
Map Ref: NX42239281
Latitude: 55.204275N Longitude: 4.480718W
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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markj99 visited on 27th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 1 On my return to Moss Knowe Rocking Stone, the pine forest had been felled. The stone was now on the edge of a large clearing, still intact.
markj99 visited on 26th Sep 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 1 When I first saw Moss Knowes Rocking Stone it was on the edge of a pine forest on the way to Tunskeen Bothy.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 1
Moss Knowes Rocking Stone is located in South Ayrshire, c. 0.5 mile W of the S end of Loch Ricawr in Galloway Forest Park. It is marked on OS Mapping. The rocking stone is a sub-rectangular stone measuring c. 10 x 5 x 5 feet. The long axis runs E-W. It is balanced on a large wedge-shaped boulder measuring c. 11 feet high by 15 feet wide in the SW side sloping down to 3 feet high in the NE side. A choke stone on the NE slope of the wedge-shaped boulder appears to have wedged the rocking stone in position. As a result, the rocking stone doesn't rock. It is unclear whether the choke stone is natural or a later addition by man.
Moss Knowes Rocking Stone is accessed via Carrick Forest Drive, which is currently closed to vehicles. A mountain bike is the best way to reach the rocking stone from the W terminus of Carrick Forest Drive at NX 41312 95695. Follow the Carrick Forest Drive for c. 1.7 miles to reach a right turn just before Loch Riecawr. Take the right turn heading S for c. 1.1 miles to reach Moss Knowes Rocking Stone. It is c. 25 yards SE of the forest track in an open area of felled forest.
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