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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Stone | Justice Stone Justice Stone Jousting Stone |
James Robertson Sampson Younger Mr. S. B. Hare |
002 | [Situation] About 7/8 mile South of Abercorn village. A Coarse Stone Standing on end, in Hopetoun Wood where disputes are said to have been settled by the Barons and Magistrates in Old times. It stands about 3 feet high and is about 3 feet long & 3 feet Broad. Mr. S.B. Hare Considers that it was a place of Meeting by the Barons & Knights for the purpose of Tournaments, or Jousts and therefore called "Jousting Stone" "In the Wood of Abercorn there is a coarse grey Stone Standing on end which tradition intimates to have been the appropriate site of ancient meetings" Chalmers Caledonia, vol. II p. 839 |
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[Note] -- "In the Wood of Abercorn there is a coarse grey Stone Standing on end which tradition intimates to have been the appropriate Site of ancient meetings" -- Chalmers Caledonia, vol. [volume] 2 page 839
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