A Glacial Erratic made of Whinstone, at the top of the Clune Brae. Deposited here during the last Ice Age, from Loch Long 15+km away to the NW. It measures about 3m x 3m with a maximum height of 1m. Bogles in Scots myth were mischievous spirits, and the Bogle Stane was once the supposed abode of a bogle who used to hide behind it and scare folk.
The local minister, tired of this superstition arranged to have the stone blown up, with the remains used for curling stones and dykes. Before the minister destroyed the stone it was said to have been nearly 4m tall.
Published on January 11, 2020 01:37
