St Marnan's chair

Occasionally one comes across a site that has served a ritual purpose from pre-history right up to the present day. This standing stone, known locally as St Marnan's chair stands within the walled kirkyard of the old Parish Church of Marnoch. St Marnan was a Celtic missionary from Ireland who settled in the area. The stone is much, much older and is probably a surviving flanker stone from a recumbent stone circle. If that is indeed the case then this site has been used for ritual for at least 5000 years.