The Stone Circle at Lochbuie
The monuments comprise a stone circle and two other standing stones, all of prehistoric date and visible as a series of upstanding stones. The stone circle and one of the standing stones were first scheduled in 1964, but an inadequate area was included to protect all of the archaeological remains: the present re-scheduling rectifies this. The stone circle is situated on level pasture at the head of Loch Buie at approximately 10m OD. The two other standing stones lie some 40m SW of and 115m WSW of the stone circle respectively, but within the same present parcel of land. The stone circle originally consisted of nine stones. One of these is now missing and its position has been marked in recent times by a small boulder. The circle measures approximately 12.3m in diameter and is composed for the most part of granite slabs, which have been positioned with their flatter faces set towards the inside of the circle. The tallest stone stands about 2m high and measures c.0.85m by 0.3m at its base. An outlying standing stone, situated 4.6m SE of the circle, comprises a pointed granite block standing 0.85m high and measuring c.0.6m by 0.3m at its base. The single standing stone situated about 40m SW of the stone circle stands about 3m high and measures c.0.85m by 0.3m at its base, tapering to a fairly narrow top. The standing stone situated about 115m WSW of the stone circle comprises a comparatively flat-sided monolith, aligned NE and SW. This stands about 2.15m high, although the top has been broken off in antiquity, and measures c.0.75m by 0.7m at its base. Stone settings of this type are characteristic of the Neolithic period and normally date to the third millennium BC. Three separate areas are proposed for scheduling, as marked in red on the accompanying map. These include the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to survive. The three areas are as follows:
1. The largest area is sub-circular in shape, centred on the stone circle and the outlying standing stone closest to the stone circle, and has maximum dimensions of 38m NW-SE by 33m transversely. Its NW limit is defined by, but excludes, the field boundary.
2. The second area is centred on the standing stone situated about 40 SW of the stone circle and is circular in shape, measuring 10m in diameter.
3. The third area is centred on the standing stone situated about 115m WSW of the stone circle and comprises a truncated circle, with a maximum diameter of 10m. It is defined to the NW by the field boundary, which is itself excluded from the scheduling.
T.A. and Jane Peden
Tomstones
PEDEN
JOHN AND MARGARET "PEGGY" MCDILL PEDEN
SYNOPSIS
South Carolina Peden Origins:
Sometime before 25 August 1772, Reverend William Martin, a Covenanting preacher, visited Fairview Presbyterian Church on Mt. Slemish, Broughshane, Ballymena, Ireland and preached about his coming voyage to the New World and his 5 ships that would take them there. Reverend Josiah Miller II, the current pastor, and the congregation took a vote, and the entire Church voted to go with the Reverend Martin to the New World for a better life. One of these 5 ships was the James and Mary which departed Larne on 25 August 1772 and arrived in Charleston on 18 October 1772. The John and Peggy Peden family and most of the Fairview congregation were on that ship. After a 3 year stay in Charlestown and receiving their land grants in Spartanburg County in 1775, they set out for the upcountry. They didnt stay long in Spartanburg with the Indian uprising so they moved to Chester County. After arriving in Chester, they built Fairview Presbyterian Church Chester on a piece of property donated by William Moffat, a member, from his immigration Land Grant, with Rev. Josiah Miller II continuing as Pastor. After the war, the sons of John and Peggy, on Land Grants in Greenville, SC which they received for Service in the war, built Fairview Presbyterian Church Greenville in 1789, and naming the land Fairview. Some of the old members stayed in Chester and continued with the Church there but after the Elders passed most moved on to Catholic Church, SC. John and Peggy are buried there among the McDills and others.
John Peden
and
Margaret "Peggy" McDill
THE PEDENS OF AMERICA
By
Eleanor Martha Hewell
The PEDEN and FREEDOM
