List of stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway

This is a list of stone circles located in the Dumfries and Galloway council area. It is compiled from Aubrey Burl's 'County Gazetteer of the Stone Circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany' and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland's 'Canmore' database. Between them, these two sources list 61 stone circles in the region. Many of these have been destroyed, some remains have not been conclusively identified as stone circles, some were dubious before their destruction and some have not been located by modern surveys.

The following sites are the best preserved:

Cauldside Burn Claughreid Easthill Girdle Stanes Glenquicken Loupin Stanes Seven Brethren Standing Stones of Glenterrow Torhouskie Twelve Apostles Whitcastles

NameImageGrid reference CoordinatesFormer county Parish NotesAirdrie Kirkcudbrightshire KirkbeanA stone circle was recorded in the Old Statistical Account for the parish in 1794 and thirty years later by George Chalmers, but by 1893 the circle could not be found nor was there any local knowledge of the site. RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Bagbie Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkmabreck RCAHMS classification: Four poster stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): YesBombie Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Booth's Burn, Kirkslight Rig Dumfriesshire Hutton and Corrie RCAHMS classification: Cist(s) (possible), stone(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Kirkslight Rig) Branteth Dumfriesshire Kirkpatrick-Fleming RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Broathill Dumfriesshire Kirkpatrick-Fleming RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): No Burntscarth Green Farm Dumfriesshire

Kirkmahoe RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Carlin Stone Wigtownshire Mochrum RCAHMS classification: Standing stone Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Eldrig Loch) Cauldside Burn Kirkcudbrightshire Anwoth RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Clachanmore Wigtownshire Stoneykirk RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Claughreid Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkmabreck RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Claywarnies Wigtownshire Inch RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2005): Drumfern Kirkcudbrightshire Minnigaff RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Drandnandow) Drummore Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Easthill Kirkcudbrightshire Lochrutton RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Ernespie Kirkcudbrightshire Kelton RCAHMS classification: Standing stone(s), stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): YesForegirth Farm Dumfriesshire

Kirkmahoe RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): No Glaisters Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkpatrick Durham RCAHMS classification: stone circle (possible) (as Gaisters) Listed in Burl (2000): No Glenjorrie Wigtownshire Old Luce RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Girdle Stanes Dumfriesshire Eskdalemuir RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Glenquicken Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkmabreck RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Glenquickan N) Glenquicken Moor 1 Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkmabreck RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Glenquickan S)Glenquicken Moor 2 Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkmabreck RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): NoGlenturk Wigtownshire Wigtown RCAHMS classification: Standing stone (possible), stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Greystone Park Dumfriesshire Dumfries RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Greystone, The) High Auchenlarie Kirkcudbrightshire Anwoth RCAHMS classification: Cairn, stone setting (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Holm of Daltallochan Kirkcudbrightshire Carsphairn RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Kirkbean Parish Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkbean RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Kirkgunzeon Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkgunzeon RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Kirkhill Dumfriesshire Wamphray RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Kirkmadrine Wigtownshire Stoneykirk RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Knockshinnie Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright RCAHMS classification: Clearance cairn(s), quarry Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Laggangarn Wigtownshire RCAHMS classification: Standing stone(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Little Balmae Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Loch Mannoch 1 Kirkcudbrightshire Tongland RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Lairdmannoch) Loch Mannoch 2 Kirkcudbrightshire Tongland RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): NoLochmaben Stane Dumfriesshire Gretna RCAHMS classification: Standing stone(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Longcastle Wigtownshire Kirkinner RCAHMS classification: Standing stone Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Loupin Stanes 1 Dumfriesshire Eskdalemuir RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Loupin' Stanes Centre) Loupin Stanes 2 Dumfriesshire Eskdalemuir RCAHMS classification: Not listed Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Loupin' Stanes NW)Loupin Stanes 3 Dumfriesshire Eskdalemuir RCAHMS classification: Not listed Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Loupin' Stanes SE)Mains of Southwick Kirkcudbrightshire Colvend and Southwick RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Miltonise Wigtownshire New Luce RCAHMS classification: Cairn(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Miltonish) Morton Old Church Dumfriesshire Morton RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Newlands Dumfriesshire Kirkmahoe RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Park, Tongland Kirkcudbrightshire Tongland RCAHMS classification: Kerb cairn Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Park of Tongland) Queen Mary's Bridge Kirkcudbrightshire Tongland RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): No Seven Brethren Dumfriesshire Tundergarth RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Whiteholm Rigg) Shore Plantation Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): NoStanding Stones of Balmennoch Wigtownshire Inch RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Balmannoch) Standing Stones of Glenterrow Wigtownshire Inch RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Glentirrow) Steeps Park Wigtownshire Old Luce RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Stroan Loch Kirkcudbrightshire Kells RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Loch Stroan) Strongassel Kirkcudbrightshire Kells RCAHMS classification: Clearance cairn(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Stroangassel)Templand Mains Dumfriesshire Closeburn RCAHMS classification: Standing stone Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Kirkbog) The Thieves Kirkcudbrightshire Minnigaff RCAHMS classification: Standing stone(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Three Piked Stane Dumfriesshire Annan RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Woodhead) Torhouskie 1 Wigtownshire Wigtown RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Torhouskie E) Torhouskie 2 Wigtownshire Wigtown RCAHMS classification: Standing stone(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Torhouskie W)Twelve Apostles Dumfriesshire Holywood RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2000): Yes Wallace's Putting Stone Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): No Westerkirk Mains Dumfriesshire Westerkirk RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes (as Westerkirk) Whitcastles Dumfriesshire Hutton and Corrie RCAHMS classification: Stone circle Listed in Burl (2005): Windy Edge Dumfriesshire Canonbie RCAHMS classification: Cairn (possible), standing stone(s) Listed in Burl (2000): Yes

See also Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders List of stone circles

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