Saturday 18th December 1999 saw Dalmellington's flag bearing the new Coat of Arms on parade for the first time. It was presented to Dalmellington Parish Church, given into the church's safe keeping and protection for and on behalf of the people of Dalmellington. The main reason for assembly that day was to dedicate seven standing stones to the memory of the settlements and peoples of this area.

For over 6,000 years there have been settlements in and around the Loch Doon area. Progress as some would call it, had already taken the settlements of Benquhat, Craigmark and to a lesser degree Pennyvenie, and no doubt the future would take the rest. That is why on the threshold of a new millennium Councillor Robert Taylor felt it only fit and proper that future generations should have a permanent reminder of these settlements. So with the help of Scottish Coal, Cumnock and Doon Valley Minerals Trust and Dalmellington Community Council these standing stones were erected to symbolise the seven settlements of Dalmellington, Bellsbank, Burnton, Pennyvenie, Benquhat, Craigmark, and Waterside.

Local stone mason Kevin Roberts worked the centre stone, which not only bears the Dalmellington Coat of Arms, but also "The Eternal Flame" of Scottish Coal symbolising this areas long and cultural connection with the mining industry.

The format of the day's itinerary was, the people were welcomed to Dalmellington by Councillor Taylor. Guest speakers were Wendy Alexander M.S.P. Minister of Communities to the Scottish Parliament and Dacre Purchase Development Manager for Scottish Coal. After them Reverend Yorke and Monsignor Boyd dedicated the stones to the memory of the seven settlements. After the dedication ceremony, seven senior members of the community came forward with seven younger members. The senior members handed a rose to the children, symbolising the handing over of their past to their future, their past in the last millennium to their future in the next millennium, the children then placed their flowers at the foot of the stones. The colour party, consisting of The Army Cadet Force and The Scouts presented the flag to Reverend Kenneth Yorke of Dalmellington Parish Church.