
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mcwhann's Stone as Covenanters Stone (17th Century), Stone (nil Antiquity). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
McWhann's Stone is associated with the Covenanters, a 17th-century religious and political movement in Scotland that resisted episcopal governance and upheld Presbyterianism. The stone likely marks a site of significance to Covenanters, possibly used for clandestine worship or as a meeting place during periods of persecution.
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Photo: Mark McKie · CC BY-SA 2.0