The Dagon Stone - Hastings Square, Darvel
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The Dagon Stone - Hastings Square, Darvel
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh Taken: 4 May 2019
The Dagon Stone has been moved and re-erected on more than one occasion.In 1961-2 it was moved to its present position in Hastings Square. In 1821 William Morton, a local blacksmith attached a round sandstone ball to the top of it with an iron bar, the large round stone having been found when locals were digging a curling pond.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.609471
Longitude
-4.2822
