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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drumtroddan Stone RowCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Stranraer Nearest Village: Port William
Map Ref: NX36454430 Landranger Map Number: 83
Latitude: 54.766910N Longitude: 4.543737W
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 23rd Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Despite the SW stone having fallen, the site still retains a significant presence. It's proximity to Drumtroddan Cup and Ring Marked Stones is convenient.
emerald visited on 20th Dec 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 3 Parked on the roadside and wandered up the track by a fuined cottage. Great size standing stone and two fallen
SandyG visited on 5th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Parking is available at NX 36383 44051. From here it is a short walk up the hill to the stone row.
SolarMegalith visited on 8th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Richard13 visited on 1st Mar 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
jeniferj visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2
DrewParsons have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.83 Ambience: 3.8 Access: 3.5
These large stones can be seen 400m to the south-east of the rock art outcrops in the main field of the farm. The stones are reached via a well-signposted track that leaves the B7021 some two miles east of Port William. It is possible to park without causing an obstruction beside the road and you then walk the few hundred yards gently uphill to the enclosure surrounding the stones themselves. We understand parking might also be available in the farmyard (a charge of 50p was made).
Additional Information submitted by Drew Parsons September 2010:
Travelling from Port William on the B7085 turn right at the junction with the B7021 and after a few hundred metres there is a sign pointing along a footpath which leads from the north (left) side of the road to the stones. You can squeeze a car into the edge of the road here for parking too.
More information can be found on Canmore ID 62762 which adds: "The upright stones, which stand 43' apart, face NE-SW and measure 10'1" x 3' x 1'3" and 10'2" x 4'6" x 1'3". The SW stone is considerably tilted. The third stone lies prostrate between the others, 7' from the SW block and at right angles to the alignment. It measures 9' x 4' x 1'9". The ONB states that there were formerly four stones here", although no trace remains of the fourth.
Update October 2019: This stone row is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Drumtrodden, which includes a description, aplan of the stone row (from a recent survey carried out in September 2017), photographs of the alignment and the individual stones, access information and links to other online resources for more information.
In addition to the Canmore information (see the link given above), the row is also scheduled on Historic Environment Scotland, see: SM90102 (Drumtroddan, three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation).
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