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Lochmaben Stone, the Glossary

The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney in Dumfries & Galloway in Scotland.^[1]

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Anglo-Scottish border
Archaeological sites in Dumfries and Galloway
Megalithic monuments in Scotland
Stone Age sites in Scotland
Stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula.

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Apollo

Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

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Aubrey Burl

Harry Aubrey Woodruff Burl HonFSA Scot (24 September 1926 – 8 April 2020) was a British archaeologist best known for his studies into megalithic monuments and the nature of prehistoric rituals associated with them.

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Auchinleck chronicle

The Auchinleck Chronicle, titled in its original manuscript form as Ane Schort Memoriale of the Scottis Corniklis for Addicioun, is a brief history of Scotland during the reign of James II (1437–1460).

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Ayr

Ayr (Ayr; Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland.

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Charcoal

Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents.

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Clackmannan

Clackmannan (Clach Mhanainn, perhaps meaning "Stone of Manau"), is a small town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Common Brittonic

Common Brittonic (Brythoneg; Brythonek; Predeneg), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, is an extinct Celtic language spoken in Britain and Brittany.

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David Murray, 1st Viscount of Stormont

David Murray, 1st Viscount of Stormont (died 27 August 1631) was a Scottish courtier, comptroller of Scotland and captain of the king's guard, known as Sir David Murray of Gospertie, then Lord Scone, and afterwards Viscount Stormont.

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Druid

A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures.

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Dumfries & Galloway Standard

The Dumfries & Galloway Standard is a tabloid newspaper which primarily serves Dumfries and the surrounding towns and villages such as Thornhill, Sanquhar, Lockerbie and Annan.

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Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries an Gallowa; Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, located in the western part of the Southern Uplands.

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Earl of Mansfield

Earl of Mansfield, in the County of Nottingham, and Earl of Mansfield, in the County of Middlesex, are two titles in the Peerage of Great Britain that have been united under a single holder since 1843.

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Excalibur

Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain.

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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 139322 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses.

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Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde

Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde (died 1455) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a member of the powerful Black Douglases.

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Indenture

An indenture is a legal contract that reflects or covers a debt or purchase obligation.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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King Arthur

King Arthur (Brenin Arthur, Arthur Gernow, Roue Arzhur, Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain.

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Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake (Dame du Lac, Demoiselle du Lac, Arglwyddes y Llyn, Arloedhes an Lynn, Itron al Lenn, Dama del Lago) is a name or a title used by several either mermaid or mermaid-like but human enchantresses in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur.

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Leo Tolstoy

Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as, which corresponds to the romanization Lyov.

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List of stone circles

This is an incomplete photographic list of stone circles.

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Lochmaben

Lochmaben (Gaelic: Loch Mhabain) is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle.

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Mabon ap Modron

Mabon ap Modron is a prominent figure from Welsh and wider Brythonic literature and mythology, the son of Modron and a member of Arthur's war band.

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Marcher lord

A marcher lord was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales.

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Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

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Merlin

Merlin (Myrddin, Merdhyn, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a magician, with several other main roles.

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Michaelmas

Michaelmas (also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 September, and on 8 November in the Eastern Christian traditions.

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Old Irish

Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Sean-Ghaeilge; Seann-Ghàidhlig; Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Quern-stone

Quern-stones are stone tools for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials, especially for various types of grains.

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Radiocarbon dating

Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.

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Ravenna

Ravenna (also; Ravèna, Ravêna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.

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Ravenna Cosmography

The Ravenna Cosmography (Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia, "The Cosmography of the Unknown Ravennese") is a list of place-names covering the world from India to Ireland, compiled by an anonymous cleric in Ravenna around 700 AD.

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Redesdale

Redesdale is a valley in western Northumberland, England.

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Rheged

Rheged was one of the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd ("Old North"), the Brittonic-speaking region of what is now Northern England and southern Scotland, during the post-Roman era and Early Middle Ages.

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River Esk (Solway Firth)

The River Esk (Easg), also known as the Border Esk, is a river that rises in the Scottish region of Dumfries and Galloway before crossing the border to the English county of Cumbria and flowing into the Solway Firth.

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River Sark

The River Sark or Sark Water is a river best known for forming part of the western border between Scotland and England. Lochmaben Stone and river Sark are Anglo-Scottish border.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders (the Mairches, 'the Marches'; Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Solway Firth

The Solway Firth is an inlet on the west coast of Great Britain, forming part of the border between England and Scotland. Lochmaben Stone and Solway Firth are Anglo-Scottish border.

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Stone circle

A stone circle is a ring of standing stones.

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Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany

The stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany are a megalithic tradition of monuments consisting of standing stones arranged in rings.

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Stones of Scotland

There are many large stones of Scotland of cultural and historical interest, such as the distinctive Pictish stones. Lochmaben Stone and stones of Scotland are megalithic monuments in Scotland.

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Viscount of Stormont

Viscount of Stormont is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Whitsun

Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian holy day of Pentecost.

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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, (2 March 1705 – 20 March 1793), was a British judge, politician, lawyer and peer best known for his reforms to English law.

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William Tyndale

William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; – October 1536) was an English biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochmaben_Stone

Lochmaben Stone, the Glossary

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See also

Anglo-Scottish border

Archaeological sites in Dumfries and Galloway

Megalithic monuments in Scotland

Stone Age sites in Scotland

Stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway

References