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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [NW of Stanely Castle] | Danish Stone Danish Stone Danish Stone Danish Stone |
Revd [Reverend] P. Brewster Mr James Lee Robert WalKer M Robertson & Co [Company] |
012.09 | This Stone is about four feet high and about a foot in diameter Still presenting the traces of Carving but nothing at present legible on it Semple in his history of Renfrew page 264 Makes mention of it as a Danish Stone and to this day the respectable portion of the Community style it the Same. "On the subject of antiquities, we would mention that, at a very little to the north west of Stanelie Castle, there was till lately, a small wood, near which was a Danish Stone, according to Semple, but more notably a Popish cross, between 4 and 5 feet high, standing on a pedestal, the cross piece on the top broken off." - New Stat [Statistical] Acc [Account] See description of the "Stead Stone Cross" in Name Sheets of 012.02 |
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