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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKING STONE | Rocking Stone Rocking Stone Rocking Stone |
John Murray n.s. Craigencallie via New Galloway David Hope n.s. Burnhead, Dalry R. McAdam n.s. Bush via Dalry |
014 | A large and irregularly Shaped Stone, Situated or near the Centre of Meikle Lump on the N.E. [North East] Side of 'Meikle Millyea' It was one of the most notable rocking Stones in the South of Scotland having been so nicely poised that a Slight wind put it in motion. By some mischance or other it has lost its equilibrium And has not rocked Any these many years past. The Authorities here given State that the poising of it is generally Considered in the locality to have been a work of Chance. |
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[Page] 44List of Names by Samuel Barclay Laborer
Plan 14B Trace 6
Parish of Kells
Object
Rocking Stone - a Stone
[Signed] Samuel Barclay
21st. Septr. [September] 1849
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