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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ernespie - Stone Circle in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by cosmic on Thursday, 10 July 2014  Page Views: 12589

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ernespie
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Castle Douglas  Nearest Village: Hillowtown
Map Ref: NX77476321  Landranger Map Number: 84
Latitude: 54.948441N  Longitude: 3.914616W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ernespie
Ernespie submitted by cosmic : Ernespie-NX774632 (4) View from other side (West I think). Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Dumfries & Galloway

There are two stones remaining in a field below the Urr Valley Hotel on the outskirts of Castle Douglas. They are both about 4 feet high. It is difficult to visualise how they would have fitted into a circle - it would have been very large and most of the field is on a slope.

This pair of monoliths are described in Canmore site no. 64626 which adds that the stones stand just over 2 metres apart, and "are the (possible) remains of a (Neolithic/Bronze Age) stone circle ... The former positions of the other stones of the circle are not apparent."

With thanks to Alistair Livingston for the info
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Ernespie
Ernespie submitted by Bladup : Ernespie standing stones, I didn't know they were maybe part of a stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ernespie
Ernespie submitted by cosmic : Ernespie-NX774632 (3) Side view Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ernespie
Ernespie submitted by cosmic : Ernespie-NX774632 (2) Janet gives scale. Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ernespie
Ernespie submitted by cosmic : Ernespie-NX774632 (1) Only a pair of stones left. In field to South of driveway to Urr Valley Hotel. Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX7763 : Remains of a Stone Circle by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2013(licence)
NX7763 : Standing Stones near Castle Douglas by Darrin Antrobus
by Darrin Antrobus
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NX7763 : Gardens at Urr Valley Hotel by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2013(licence)
NX7763 : Walled Garden by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2013(licence)
NX7763 : Ernespie Farm by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2013(licence)

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Re: Ernespie by Anonymous on Saturday, 16 November 2002
There are two stones remaining in a field below the Urr Valley Hotel on the outskirts of Castle Douglas.

They are both about 4 feet high. It is difficult to visualise how they would have fitted into a circle - it would have been very large and most of the field is on a slope.

Alistair Livingston

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