Fintry (Knockraich)

All pictures copyright © 1999 Martin McCarthy

Looking south-east with the Campsie Fells in the background Large image (47k 659x411) Looking east Large image (47k 678x430) The stone is certainly cup-marked, but the marks on this face are natural weathering Large image (62k 394x530) Looking north-west Large image (40k 676x379) Looking north-east to the Fintry Hills. The yardstick is six feet tall Large image (40k 661x330) The grooves and rough face are natural. The depression on top may be artificial Large image (77k 426x658) Looking south-east Large image (42k 410x574) Much of the pock-marking would seem to be artificial (but not necessarily pre-historic) Large image (68k 410x624) This face, according to the CANMORE record, was carved with a horse and rider in the medieval period. We couldn't find the carving. Large image (65k 436x586) Looking south Large image (60k 424x642) Looking down onto the bowl-shaped depression Large image (80k 416x638)

Fintry is a small village beyond the Campsie Fells, north of Glasgow. At the edge of a low mound near Endrick Water stands a solitary stone, a little under four feet tall. In the 16th or 17th century a horse and rider was carved on one face, although this is now difficult to distinguish (that is, I couldn't find it at all!).