
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Darvel, Dagon Stone as Standing Stone (prehistoric)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Dagon Stone may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient deities or legendary figures, though specific meanings remain unrecorded.
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Places near here
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Newmilns TowerCastle · 1.7 mi
Middlefield BeltForest · 1.9 mi
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