Scotland •
Aiket Castle,
Dunlop, East Ayrshire – At
Aiket, the stone is set into the wall of a building which was latterly a timber mill is a very worn marriage stone. •
Albion House,
Cromarty,
Ross and Cromarty – situated in the garden of Albion House and originally from a house which was situated between Albion House and No 49 Church Street (Waterloo House) whose site is now part of the Garden of Albion House. It was demolished in the early 20th century after a fire in the late 19th century but was built by Donald Junor and Katrin (or Katherine) Gally who married in 1710. •
Albion House,
Cromarty,
Ross and Cromarty – the above-mentioned Donald Junor may be connected to the Andrew or Alexander Junor whose marriage stone was found built into the Courthouse. •
Bogflat,
Stewarton, East Ayrshire – now in the Stewarton Museum, the
Bogflat stone is dated 1711 with a 'JR' carved into it and the other initials unfortunately cut off. •
Castle of Park, Cornhill, Aberdeenshire – the dining room has an early 18th-century 'marriage stone' set into one wall. •
The Cuff, Gateside,
North Ayrshire – M Gibson & I Gibson, 1767. •
Craigdarroch House, Moniave,
Dumfries & Galloway – Robert Fergusson, married Lady Janet Cunningham, daughter of the 4th Earl of Glencairn of Maxwelton, in 1537 and their marriage stone, with the shakefork of the Cunninghams, is to be seen at
Craigdarroch with the other carved stones on the base of the old tower. •
Fullarton House,
Troon – set in a plinth after the house was demolished. Anne Brisbane and William Fullarton 1673. •
The Hill,
Dunlop, East Ayrshire – The
Hill stone is now placed above an internal window in the original farmhouse, but it, may have been moved or the building substantially altered. It reads '16 ID & BG 92' in old characters ('I' for 'J'). This commemorates the marriage of John Dunlop and Barbara Gilmour of
Dunlop cheese fame. A Brown family marriage stone is also present on a lintel entering the old farmhouse. •
The Hill, Dunlop, East Ayrshire – the initials 'AB' and 'JA' positioned over the entrance to
The Hill 'mansion house' together with the motto "Delights and Adorns" and a Bible held in a hand held upright, suggesting both Northern Ireland and Protestantism. The 'AB' stands for Andrew Brown, grandson of Barbara and John. He married 'JA', Jean Anderson, daughter of Matthew Anderson of Craighead, which they later inherited. As 'well to do' farmers they may have built the 'mansion house' at 'The Hill', converting the old farm into a dairy and byre, however the window above is 'off centre', suggesting an adaptation. •
Kiktonhall House,
West Kilbride.
North Ayrshire – built into the back wall of the present building. 'RS MW 1660' with what appears to be 'I S' with an upturned 'V'. •
Knockshinnoch Farm,
New Cumnock, East Ayrshire – in the byre, which may be the original farmhouse is a stone with the date 1691 and the initials HD and MC, a heart with what appears to be a dagger in it, a small star and a stags head. •
Lude,
Blair Atholl,
Pitlochry – the Marriage stone of Alexander Robertson 10th of Lude and Katherine Campbell daughter of Glenorchy. •
Mains of Giffen,
Barrmill, North Ayrshire – 'RC MC 1758' on a lintel in the old farm buildings. •
Castle Menzies,
Weem,
Perthshire – A marriage stone faces the entrance, installed by James Menzies in 1571 to record his 1540 marriage to Barbara Stewart, daughter of
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl and cousin to
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. •
Parkhill House,
Dalry – 'JR1732JR', probably the 'Reid' family. •
Robertland House, Dunlop,
East Ayrshire – placed above a door leading into the formal gardens. •
Rowallan Castle,
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire. At
Rowallan Castle is a stone marked with
Jon.Mvr. M.Cvgm. Spvsis 1562. •
Ryefield House,
Drakemyre, North Ayrshire – A marriage stone with the date '1786' and the initials 'JK' paired with 'WM' has been incorporated into one wall of the walled garden, presumably originating from an early dwelling house belonging to the Knox family. •
Townhead of Lambroughton, Stewarton, East Ayrshire – a marriage stone is now built into a wall on the farm . It reads 'AL MR 1707'. The 'AL' may stand for Alexander Langmuir. The stone came from a contemporary building which was demolished in the late 20th century. •
Woodside House, Parish of
Beith – a stone built into the corner of a gable with "G. 1759 R," and "A. 1759 P.". This is for Gavin Ralston of that Ilk, and his spouse Anabella, daughter of James Pollock of Arthurlee. Another has "W.C.P." and "A.C.P." and underneath it are the initials and date, "W. 1845 P.", which is for William Charles Sochran-Patrick and his spouse. Finally, a pediment stone in Roman style has "W.R." and "U.M." for William Ralston of that Ilk, and his spouse, Ursula, daughter of William Muir of Glanderstoun, by Jean, daughter of Mr.
Hans Hamilton, Vicar of
Dunlop.
Wales •
Penybenglog House, Nevern, South Wales – A wooden lintel used as a marriage 'stone'. Dated 1523, 'WG' & 'RS'.
Ireland •
Killimor castle – the "Marriage Stone" of Teige O'Daly (eldest son of Dermot who died 1614) and Sisily O'Kelly. The stone was returned from
Lusmagh (near Cloghan Castle, Co. Offaly) to
Killimordaly Churchyard in 1980. The stone was originally inserted above the entrance to Killimor Castle in commemoration of the castle's construction in 1624 where it remained during the various reconstructions of "The Castle" to a more comfortable type of residence during the 18th and 19th centuries. •
Galway City has many fine examples of marriage stones which can be seen all over the city centre both inside buildings and carved on exterior lintels.
Jersey •
Penryn Farm, Bechet es Cats,
St. John – marriage stone "1884". == Modern marriage stones ==