IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Killochan, GIRVAN, KA26 9QF
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Killochan, KA26 9QF by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (19 Images Found)
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Ford over the Water of Girvan
The hoped-for footbridge seems to be inaccessible and possibly non-existent, so it is wet feet and legs or go back to Old Dailly. If you look carefully you will see a seat on the far side towards the left. We reached it an hour later, and it features in the next image.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 6 Sep 2010
0.02 miles
2
Ford over the Water of Girvan
Evidently still in occasional use, although the cart track on the other side is somewhat overgrown. See Image and Image
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 6 Sep 2010
0.02 miles
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The Barons' Stone of Killochan
This impressive stone, left by the ice sheets of the last glaciation and shown on the Explorer Map, was the place where the Cathcart family of Killochan dispensed justice over their feudal vassals. Not only is the stone enormous, its very location suggests power. The scale is shown better in Image
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 1 Mar 2021
0.05 miles
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The Killochan Stone
This impressive stone, left by the ice sheets of the last glaciation and shown on the Explorer Map as the Barons' Stone of Killochan, was the place where the Cathcart family dispensed justice over their feudal vassals. Not only is the stone enormous, its very location suggests power.
The name of the stone was carved on the downwards-facing side during the early 19th century. See Image If the stone could talk, I wonder what tales it would reveal.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 1 Mar 2021
0.05 miles
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Carving on the Barons' Stone
The 19th century carving was difficult to see on my previous visit but was easier to find a few days later in better light.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 16 Mar 2021
0.05 miles
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The size of the Barons' Stone of Killochan
The presence of these two people gives a sense of scale to the Barons' Stone. Taking account of the build-up of soil and vegetation around the stone, it must have been even higher and more impressive when it was in use as a justice stone. It must have been an awe-inspiring sight for any vassal who had misbehaved. For more information, see Image
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 16 Mar 2021
0.05 miles
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Approaching the ford
The lane from Old Dailly to the ford over Water of Girvan has become a fenced cart track through an ornamental plantation. Maps show a footbridge to the west, but there is no path in that direction.
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 6 Sep 2010
0.06 miles
9
Snowdrops at Killochan
These flowers are growing on the south-facing slope beside one of the access tracks.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 11 Feb 2022
0.08 miles
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Snowdrops in Killochan woodland
These snowdrops are spreading out in the woodland near the Castle.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 11 Feb 2022
0.10 miles