What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crookedstane, Elvanfoot as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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 Early Bronze Age, Crookedstane is thought to have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with supernatural beings or ancient curses, though specific traditions relating to this site are not well documented.
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Places near here
CrookedstaneField Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Pen(s) (period Unassigned), Ring Enclosure (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 278 yd
Hill EndMountain / peak · 971 yd
Blakehouse BurnRing Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Sheepfold(s) (period Unassigned) · 1100 yd
ElvanfootNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1278 yd
Air CleuchSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1289 yd
CrookedStane RigMountain / peak · 1697 yd
River Clyde, ElvanfootRailway Viaduct (20th Century) · 1.0 mi
Little ClydeFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.3 mi
Crawford CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval) · 3.8 mi
Welcome to South LanarkshireVisitor information · 4.4 mi
Welcome to Dumfries and GallowayVisitor information · 4.4 mi