Carrickstone

The area it now occupies used to be covered by Carrickstone farm with the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map showing it between an ancient "standing stone"[1] and The Village.

[2] The historical etymology of Carrickstone's name is uncertain although it is now undoubtedly tied to the Roman altar.

[4][5] John Watson in the New Statistical Account of Scotland described the stone long before the modern settlement took shape.

[6] The stone has also been linked with Robert Bruce, being the place where he reportedly set up his standard on his way to Bannockburn.

[9] Several old documents show Carrickstone including maps by Charles Ross,[10] and William Roy.