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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Torhousekie Standing Stone Alternative Name: Torhouse Standing Stone; Cunningham; CunninghameCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Wigtown Nearest Village: Spittal / Bladnoch
Map Ref: NX3843456097
Latitude: 54.873463N Longitude: 4.51952W
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 11th May 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The Cunningham Stone is easily visited from Cunninghame Farm road, lying adjacent to a gateway. It is close to some cattle feeders so the area surrounding it may be muddy.
Anne T visited (still working on) on 17th Jun 2019 Torhouskie Standing Stone: At the time of our visit, the only route to this stone was either along the very busy minor road then down the farm track (didn't fancy getting run over as sight lines for cars weren't very good) or across the field. With The Huge Bull standing guard, and watching our every move, we had a quick chat with another visitor who was keen to see the stones, we decided we were not brave enough to risk it!
Seeing SumDoood's photographs of this stone on the site page, the size of the stone is very similar in size and shape to the one lying in the field just to the east of the stone circle.
On my list for another visit.
A standing stone very similar in size and shape to those used to build the Torhouse(kie) circle. The approach is down the farm road to "Cunninghame". The stone is clearly visible from that farm road in an area of the field likely to continue to be much muddied by cattle.
This stone is recorded as Canmore ID 62845 which adds that this is:"A single pointed boulder, oval in section, set up on end, about 3 1/2' in height and the same in breadth."
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