Lightshaw Standing Stone (East Muirkirk)

All pictures copyright © 2001 Martin McCarthy

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CANMORE Record

Looking north from the road. The embankment of a dismantled railway line forms the horizon. Large Image (25kb 501x471) Looking southwest. Large Image (82kb 810x562) Looking northwest. Large Image (57kb 740x479) Looking southeast. Large Image (64kb 832x552) Another view to the southeast. This face contains a number of dents that could be cup marks but are probably natural. Large Image (72kb 544x832) Looking south. Large Image (78kb 798x552) Another view to the south. Large Image (71kb 544x793) Looking west. Large Image (69kb 505x742) Looking northwest. Large Image (91kb 554x810)

This seven-foot stone stands in the middle of a sloping field near the main road through Muirkirk. Ayrshire, having been a successful agricultural area for a long time, has been cleared of many of its standing stones and stone circles over the centuries for the benefit of farming. As a result, the area is relatively short of ancient monuments. This stone in the northeastern corner of the region is a fine exception to the rule.