Location
From the A92, just north of the viaduct, there is a road signposted Morphie & Marykirk. The stone is adjacent to this road on the left, opposite a house.
St Cyrus
OS Map Reference
NO 717 627
Description
Stone of Morphie: This standing stone (measuring 1m by 0.7m at the base and 3.4m in height) is immediately S of the public road in the stackyard of Stone of Morphie farm. Traditionally said (New Statistical Account [NSA] 1845) to mark the grave of a son of Camus, killed in a battle between the Scots and the Danes, it was knocked down shortly before 1856. Digging prior to re-erection revealed part of a human skeleton, buried in black unctuous earth. The stone is freestone, and is uninscribed. as ref RCAHMS 1982; J Stuart 1856; Name Book 1863
Related Information
Nearbye at NO 717 628 Cropmarks of a probable unenclosed settlement with souterrains, and at least one solid square trace which may be a sunken hut. There are also pits and several faint traces of small circular enclosures which may represent house sites.
Era
Neolithic era
Information Source
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
NATIONAL Monuments Record of Scotland
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- Pat Copner
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