Roman Origins?
The early history of Stanecastle is obscure but it was once believed that the 'stane' (stone, Norse: steinn) prefix referred to older Roman structures. However, it is now known that stone building in Scotland and Ayrshire was not restricted to the Roman and Norman periods, and need not suggest any such Roman origins.
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