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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carlin Stone Alternative Name: Elrig Loch, Eldrig LochCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Wigtown / Port William Nearest Village: Loch Head
Map Ref: NX32554971
Latitude: 54.814191N Longitude: 4.607415W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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In a field next to the minor road beside Loch Elrig this stone stands some 5.5 feet tall. Burl lists this as having once been a stone circle. In his 2000 book it is referred to as Eldrig Loch, which may be a typo.
Listed as Canmore ID 62702, their 1976 report says: "The standing stone, 1.7m high has a triangular base which tapers to a point at the top, and is inclined 15 from the vertical in a northerly direction. The base measures 0.8m, 0.8m by 0.4m, with the shorter side facing south. The stone stands in a field of growing wheat and there is now no evidence to support the view that it was part of a stone circle."
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