<< Our Photo Pages >> Knocknocher stone pair - Standing Stones in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knocknocher stone pair Alternative Name: Boreland, Clugston BurnCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Wigtown Nearest Village: Causeway End
Map Ref: NX35225808 Landranger Map Number: 83
Latitude: 54.890216N Longitude: 4.570688W
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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markj99 visited on 15th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Knocknocher stone pair's proximity to White Cairn, Boreland may be significant. They are not in themselves impressive but they may have been waymarkers to the cairn. The stones are fenced off to protect them from cattle. Beef cattle are usually present in the field so caution should be exercised.
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For more information see Canmore site no. 62860 which first describes these as 'possible outlying stones' but then adds: "Two slightly pointed weather-worn boulders 4.8m apart. The northerly stone is 0.8m by 0.6m by 1.1m high and the southerly one is 1.4m by 0.7m by 1.3m high. There is no evidence to suggest that these stones once formed part of a stone circle." They are classed as Prehistoric standing stones.
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