
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Arran, Kingscross Point as Commemorative Stone (medieval)(possible), Marker Stone (post Medieval)(possible), Standing Stone (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.
Likely dating to the prehistoric period, the stone may have functioned as a standing stone or ritual marker. Its later associations as a commemorative or boundary marker suggest continuity of significance in local tradition.
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Photo: Gordon Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0