
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Polwarth Moss as Rubbing Stone (19th Century) - (19th Century), Standing Stone (prehistoric) - (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
Polwarth Moss likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its classification as a possible prehistoric standing stone. Such stones were often used for ritual, ceremonial, or territorial purposes, though specific folklore or use associated with this site is not recorded.
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Places near here
KettelshielFarmstead (medieval) · 1021 yd
Hanged Mans HillGallows (17th Century)(possible) · 1023 yd
Kettelshiel FarmFarmhouse (early 19th Century) · 1047 yd
Hanged Man's HillBarrow (prehistoric)(possible) · 1250 yd
Lees HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Hardens PlantationForest · 2.3 mi
Blackcastle RingsPromontory Fort (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 2.6 mi
Redbraes CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.5 mi
WS Happer Memorial ParkMemorial · 3.6 mi
Charterhall WoodForest · 3.8 mi
Jim Clark Motorsport MuseumMuseum · 4.5 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0