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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS STONE [West of Tarfside] | Cross Stone Cross Stone Cross Stone |
David Inglis Duncan Michie Land of the Lindsays |
006 | A stone well known by this name, having the figure of a cross rudely carved upon it, is about 2½ feet high and of an irregular shape, situated on the South side of the public road that crosses "Hill of Rowan" about half a mile west of "Tarfside", "In the midst of these cairns, by the side of the old road across the hill, a large whinstone, with the rudely incised figure of a cross, is pointed out, as that, on which Bruce planted his standard; It is not improbable that the stone bearing a cross upon it may have been here in the days of Bruce, and long before, and may have been connected with St. Drostan's religious establishment, for "Droustie's Meadow" is at no great distance from the spot, and as the Stone has been removed from another part of the hill and placed in its present position within the memory of old inhabitants, it may have been brought originally from the "Meadow," or perhaps, from the more distant site of the supposed primitive church at Droustie," planted in 7th. Century (Jervise's Land of the Lindsays) "Droustie's Meadow" cannot now be pointed out, Mr. Jarvise states it to have been at the "Parsonage" near Tarfside, — Mr. Inglis Farmer, Baillies, — perhaps one of the best authorities in the locality — is of opinion it was near the Manse of Lochlee, and others suppose it to have been near the Ruined "Episcopal Chapel" near the "Rowan". |
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