of Edinburgh, Session 1871-72. 683 
ls£, A stone known from time immemorial as the Standing Stone 
of Glenballoch, 
This boulder is angular, and rudely pyramided in form. Its entire 
height is 12 feet. At its base it is about 8 feet square; and half¬ 
way up, about 6 feet square. Its weight is estimated at about 25 
tons. 
It rests on what Mr Herdman describes as a firm, hard, dry, 
sandy, reddish yellow clay, called by the farmers of the district, 
till. 
On one side of this stone, viz., that facing the glen, on the north 
bank of which it stands, there are cuttings or incisions, which Mr 
Ilerdman, and others skilled in arckmology who have examined 
them, believe to be artificial. These incisions are of two kinds : 
First , hemispherical cavities, about twelve or thirteen in number; 
and second , grooves which on some points touch or run into these 
cavities. 
2d, In another part of the same estate, viz., of Craighall, 
belonging to Colonel Clark Rattray, there is a spot known as “ The 
Stannin’ Stanes.” This name occurs in the parish records, Mr 
Herdman says, so far back as 300 years. There was a small farm 
long known by the name of “ Stannin’ Stanesand about forty years 
ago, there were dwelling-houses at the place, forming a hamlet 
which bore the same name. 
Though there is only one large stone at this place, Mr Herdman 
is of opinion that it once had companions. These have disappeared. 
They are probably in dykes and cattle sheds, not far off. 
The stone which remains, is, in length above ground, about 5 
feet, and is about 4 feet square. It is believed to be sunk in the 
ground 3 feet. Its weight is estimated at 8 or 9 tons. It stands 
upright. 
3 d, There is a group of stones , each containing about 7 cubic 
yards of rock, and each weighing, probably, about 14 tons, situated 
on the farm of Glenballoch, not far from the large stone first men¬ 
tioned. Lines joining these 4 stones would form an irregular square. 
The intervals between the stones are from 9 to 12 feet. The stone 
at the south-west angle is higher than the others, reaching to 
a point 5 feet above the ground. The other three stones lie on their 
sides. 
