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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLE STONE | Hole Stone Hole Stone |
Robert Grierson David Paterson |
011 | [Situation] About 2 1/4 Miles N.W. by W [North West by West] of Loch Urr A standing stone about 3 ft. [feet] in height and the same in breadth & about 10 inches in thickness, formerly it was about 10 inches higher, and had a hole 5 inches in diameter through it, but about 9 years ago by some mischance or other it was broken across at the hole. A tradition exists in this locality that in olden times the ceremony of marriage was celebrated by the parties joining hands through the hole in this stone. This stone is on the farm of Lochrinnie and situated about 20 Links S.E. [South East] of Chapel (in ruins). |
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Parish of Dalry
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43 Hole Stone
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 41 - Parishes of Ballmaclellan, Kirkpatrick Durham and Dalry, OS1/20/41
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Ballmaclellan, Kirkpatrick Durham, and Dalry.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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