History of Crookedstane Rig
The present day property known as Crookedstane Rig once formed
part of a much larger holding that stretched for thousands of
acres on
both sides of the present-day M74 to the north of Beattock in the
Southern Uplands of Scotland. It was then used for sheep
farming, but
when the
original owner, who was a bachelor, discovered in the 1970's that he
was dying
of an incurable disease he began to sell off chunks of his land,
firstly to the Forestry Commission and then to Elizabeth Roberts and
another owner
for
private forestry. Lastly he sold the farmhouse itself plus its
outbuildings
and surrounding land to another family, where they now raise llamas as
well
as sheep.
The 'Crookedstane' (Crooked stone) is a megalithic stone age
(2,000-600BC) marker, perhaps of tribal territory. It was deliberately
planted at a
slant and there must be as much stone beneath the earth as there is
above
it (2 metres). It stands opposite the place where two small rivers (the
Daer and the Potrail ) meet in the Southern Uplands of Scotland to form
the River Clyde.
Forestry Purposes: Crookedstane Rig Elvanfoot
Biggar ML12 6TJ Scotland info@forestrypurposes.com