Angus HER - NO25SW0001 - KILRY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO25SW0001
Name	KILRY
NRHE Card No.	NO25SW1
NRHE Numlink	31093
HES SM No.	124
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Standing-stone. A large amorphous whinstone, standing in a small field near the confluence of the Kilry Burn and the River Isla. It is circa 7 ft high and circa 10 ft in circumference at the base. Tradition states that it commemorates a battle fought between the laird of Kilry and the Durwards of Peel. This unsculptured standing stone tapers towards the top, its longer axis lying east-west. It is situated in a newly planted (1970) plantation.
Last Update	22/09/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NO 2432 5449

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
10	1970		1	WDJ	OS	OS
	1943				RCM	RCM

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STANDING-STONES			A	100