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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKING STONE [Cuff Hill] | Rocking Stone Rocking Stone Rocking Stone Rocking Stone Rocking Stone Rocking Stone Rocking Stone |
Paterson's Hist. [History] of Ayr J. Love Esq. Threepwood W. F Love, writer Beith William Love writer Beith Dr. [Doctor] Speirs Mr. Dobie. Beith Prehistoric Annals of Scotland Page 118 |
008 | A large Stone of common Trap, of an oblong Shape, it Stands on end in the centre of a Circular Plantation and at present requires the full strength of a man to Stir it. Mr. Love of Threepwood told me that he remembers the time when it would rock by being touched with the hand, but people from Beith dug round its base to find the cause of its moving so easily and Spoiled its balance- Mr. Love thinks it is of Druidical origin |
| THE LOCHS | The Lochs The Lochs |
Mrs. Craig occr. [occupier] of Lowhouse Peter Husband occr. [occupier] of Lochlands |
008 | A Portion of marshy land about 5 chains N. [North] of Lowhouse & Lochlands |
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[Page] 41County of Ayr -- Parish of Beith -- Sheet 8.3
[Rocking stone]
"On the north declivity of Cuff Hill, there is a rocking stone of considerable
"size, which can be set in motion by the slightest touch. This stone
"is of common trap. Its specific gravity is 2.890, its figure an oblong spheroid,
"its contents 141 cubic feet; and weight 11 tons 7 cwts. [hundredweights]."
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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