James, I already have this notation up as 'recommended reading' by Jim Lawson's photo of the Ladykirk Stone. I sent along this info to Jane, too, with the link to the Orcadian Bookshop with which one can order it on-line. It's a wonderful article. {> on 12/3/05 3:47 PM <} James Irvine wrote -- WPL Thomson has written a lengthy article on the Ladykirk Stone with illustrations in The New Orkney Antiquarian Journal 2002 Vol. ii p29-43.