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Latitude: 54.8755 / 54°52'31"N
Longitude: -5.1213 / 5°7'16"W
OS Eastings: 199839
OS Northings: 557877
OS Grid: NW998578
Mapcode National: GBR FHQT.QWJ
Mapcode Global: WH1R7.9QH7
Entry Name: Knock and Maize,standing stone 190m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 18 September 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5068
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Leswalt
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument is a standing stone of the late Neolithic or Bronze Age which may mark the site of a cemetery. It measures 1m wide, 0.6m thick, and 1.4m high. The area to be scheduled includes the stoneand an area around it within which traces of activity associated with its use may be found. It measures 30m in diameter, centred onthe stone, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a standing stone of the late Neolithic or Bronze Age which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NW 95 NE 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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