This cache is one of a series around Loch Ken which provides
either a pleasant circular drive or cycle around the loch. You
might like to consider the Loch Ken Circular (multi-cache) if you are
doing the series of six. This cache is one of the multi-cache
stages. Parking is available nearby at N55°05.383'
W004°08.005'.
DETAILS OF THE STANDING
STONE
This slab of whinstone is 2.4 metres high, about a metre wide and
only 30cm thick, and sits in the flood-plain of the river Ken. An
excavation close to the stone in 1971 produced several flint and
chert tools and scrapers, likely to date to mesolithic times.
Here is another example of a stone which is set close to the
meridian. In this case the long axis of the stone is set at 185°
south and 5° north.
The stone therefore indicates the place in the northern sky
around which the stars appear to circle when watched for a long
period during any clear night. Any observer who watched the sky
regularly at night would soon notice this phenomenon, especially if
the stars were observed in groups or constellations, whose shapes
and positions could be studied easily.
The stone also indicates to the south the highest point in the
sky reached by the sun at noon, and by the moon as it crosses the
sky.
You are looking for a small flat shaped plastic container with
room for TBs and small swaps. Please take care when crossing the
road.
FTF - Headie D