The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland . wes all ane greit forrest. This description is of great value,not only as preserving a tradition associated with the stone at aperiod very near the time of Boece, yet differing entirely from hisromantic tale of Queen Guanora, but much more so, in that it con-veys a tolerably definite idea of what the monument actually was inthe sixteenth century. The traditions associated with these singular monuments, whethergathered directly from vague local traditions, or culled from the mar-vellous pages of the monkish chroniclers, are equally contradict
The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland . wes all ane greit forrest. This description is of great value,not only as preserving a tradition associated with the stone at aperiod very near the time of Boece, yet differing entirely from hisromantic tale of Queen Guanora, but much more so, in that it con-veys a tolerably definite idea of what the monument actually was inthe sixteenth century. The traditions associated with these singular monuments, whethergathered directly from vague local traditions, or culled from the mar-vellous pages of the monkish chroniclers, are equally contradictoryand valueless, as throwing any light on their origin, whether associatedwith King Arthur and his ravished Queen, or, like the remarkableForres obelisk, popularly called King Suenos Stone, believed to com-memorate the final defeat and ejection of the Norsemen from theScottish mainland. This beautiful monument, which measures twenty- Niwtyle and McijilL ;iri vitliiu two miles of each
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