| Interpretation |
A British bondary mark consisted of the
standing stones of Laggancarn where the
Tarf Water crosses the De'il's Dyke.
The significance of this earthwork has
been questioned , but the place name
Laggangarn implies boundaries,
presumably the Dyke and the Tarf
(Graham 1949, 184). The apparently
gaelic Laggangarn was
Lekkyngiorow in 1448 (SRO 138 i
2) inviting comparison with the Welsh
llech-yn-gorau (stones at the
boundaries). The stones stand a mile or
two south of the modern border between
Carrick and Wigtownshire. |
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