Lightshaw
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Lightshaw
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 45529
Site Number NS72NW 1
NGR NS 7162 2821
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Muirkirk
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS72NW 1 7162 2821.
(NS 7162 2820) Standing Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1959)
This standing stone measures 3' by 2'6" and is 7' high.
J Smith 1895
Close examination of this stone was not possible as it was situated in a field under high crop.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (JLD) 24 July 1954
A standing stone as described by Smith, situated on a low spur in a pasture field. There are several small indentations in the surface of the N face, which superficially resemble cup-marks, but they are almost certainly natural.
Visited by OS (NKB) 29 June 1978