The 'wildcat' stone

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The 'wildcat' stone

Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 22 Sep 2008

A gravestone in Muirkirk Parish Churchyard erected by the townsfolk around 1755 in memory of two young children reputed to have been killed by Scottish wildcats.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.526577
Longitude
-4.060644