Bilbster Stone

[Rheghead]

[Torvaig]

The mist gives the stone a mysterious look.......

[Dog-eared]

The stone gives the mist a mysterious look.........................

[Scunner]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the significance of the Bilbster Stone.

[Rheghead]

I don't think anybody knows for sure, it is a mystery.

[Torvaig]

When we were young, we were told that single standing stones were for coos scratching their behinds.......

[Scunner]

When we were young, we were told that single standing stones were for coos scratching their behinds.......

Thats what I thought too, there's a lot of them around in Caithness, I thought maybe 'The Bilbster Stone' was somewhat different.

[Torvaig]

Nah, 'at ston's no diffrant; hid's chist beeger ciz they hev beeger coos in Bilbster.....

[Rheghead]

I think there is a difference between what the Biblster stone is for and what the cows use the Bilbster stone for.

[Dusty]

Isn't the Bilbster Stone fourteen Caithness Pounds?

[Dog-eared]

Hids a beeg cattle - lick thing that went wrong. Pity 'e poor company that poot them ere.