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Lightshaw

East Muirkirk Muirkirk, East Ayrshire

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

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.

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