Building record MAB19075 - LIGGAR'S STONE

Memorial stone.

Memorial stone said to mark the burial place of the female camp-followers who were slain at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411. It originally stood in the 19th Century at NJ 74569 24853, the site depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps, but is now located at circa NJ 7470 2488.

It is a large piece of whinstone which is said to have been at one time comprised of two stones ("A few years ago, there were two of these stones but one was broken up and used as building material for a nearby farmhouse" - NSA in 1845), and this may suggest an earlier origin for the standing stones. The original Liggar stone was said to be 7ft (2.13m) high and 2ft (0.61m) broad, but the Ordnance Survey noted in 1964 that Mr J. Clark (Senior) of Wester Harlaw said the remaining Liggar Stone was currently used as a gate post at the end of a drystane field dyke. This remaining stone is still used as a gate post today, and measures approximately 1.6m high and 0.6m wide.

A test excavation (NJ72SW0085) was carried out to the south east in advance of development in the field adjacent to Liggar's Stane.

SABINE, K, 1997, DES, 8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3301.

EXCAVATION

Jan 1 1911 , AB 2449, AB 2449 (Ground Photograph). SAB20158.

Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1845) 569 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.

Record last edited

Jul 22 2026 9:46AM