OS1/26/21/61
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of STANDING STONE [Knock] | Site of Standing Stone Site of Standing Stone |
New Statistical Account Mr James Snodgrass |
008.15 | The Site of this Stone Represents on or about the position Queen Blearie's Stane Stood; and the only Authority in Support of the position is the new Stat [Statistical] Account got up by the late Doctor McFarlane to whom the Site was pointed out by the Father of the present James Snodgrass Mr James Snodgrass states that the Site marked on trace is on or about the place his father told him Stood the Stane above named. It is understood pretty generally in the neighbourhood that Queen Blearies Stane Stood on the Knock Farm but there are no living Authorities that I can derive in the Surrounding neighbourhood who can point out the Site. |
Continued entries/extra info
"Proceeding from the centre of the circle on the Knock farm, (See next page) as alreadydescribed, and towards a point about two yards and a half south of the byre door, and at the distance
of 134 yards, we come to the site of another monument. Sixty years ago (1785) an octagonal
column, of about ten feet in height, and inserted in a pedestal of perhaps six feet in diameter
Stood here, it was without any inscription, but went commonly by the name of "Queen Blearie's
Stane". Tradition describes the person meant to be Marjory Bruce, daughter of King
Robert I, mother of King Robert II, and wife of Walter the Steward. It farther accounts
for the monument by alleging that she had been hunting and fell from her horse at this
particular spot, - that she was at the time far advanced in pregnancy- that the
child was separated from her by surgical operation, but at the expense of the mother's life."
New Statistical Account (See also Extracts attached)
Transcriber's notes
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