NX33NE 30 NX 397 397 397 397 A decorated stone was found in t he 1950s by Mr H Telfer whilst repairing a stone dyke. It is an irregular slab of greywacke sandstone, 55 x 41 x 15cm. Incised on one face are a number of compass-drawn arcs that form a six petal rosette or marigold design, enclosed in a 22cm diameter circle. Decoration of this type is hard to date, but it may be significant that three slabs with similar 'marigold' designs were found in 8th to 10th-century contexts during the Phase 1 excavations at nearby Whithorn. The dyke where the stone was found was examined in April 2005 but no other decorated pieces were found. Disclaimed as Treasure Trove, the stone has been donated by the finder to Stranraer Museum (Acc. no. 2005.9). J Pickin 2005