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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGYLE STONE | Argyle Stone Argyle Stone Argyle Stone Argyle Stone |
Mr J Stewart George Hutcheson T [Town] clerk John Muir Porterfield New Statistiscal Account |
008.11 | This Stone is about 4 chains East of the Swing Bridge and about 10 chains S.E [South East] from the junction of the White and Black Cart Waters at Inchinnan Bridge, it is a Wide course Stone about 3 feet 6 high without any inscription but it is popularly known in the locality as marking the Spot where one of the Argyle family was executed. |
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County of Renfrew Parish of Renfrew
"Within the domains of Renfield, now usually called Blythswood,
and not far from Inchinnan Bridge, is the 'Argyle Stone'.
The unfortunate Earl of Argyle, who made his descent on Scotland
in 1685, had his troops Scattered in Dumbartonshire, crossed
the Clyde, and was pursuing his way to Renfrew in disguise,
when after fording the Gryfe a little way beneath the Inchinnan Bridge, he was attacked by some
militiamen, wounded, and taken prisoner; The Argyle Stone was that on which he fell, or probably
leant on being wounded, and which was thus, as tradition says, stained with his blood.
It is a large block of Sandstone, weighing probably a couple of tons, and having perhaps some
red veins in it, which caused many long to believe that it retains the stain of the Earl's blood.
It is now enclosed and secured against damage by the proprietor; while it is judiciously allowed
to mark the spot where the capture took place." New Statistical Account
Transcriber's notes
Additional notes re Argyle Stone added as extra info.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 21 - Parish of Renfrew, OS1/26/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Renfrew.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.