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Natural PlacesSite Name: Barclye Rocking Stone
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Newton Stewart
Map Ref: NX4011169664
Latitude: 54.995803N  Longitude: 4.500963W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 1 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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markj99 visited on 19th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 1 Sometimes I almost regret my decision to visit a remote site. The ground underfoot from the edge of Knockman Wood onward was so frustrating that I am not going repeat this particular journey anytime soon.

Barclye Rocking Stone
Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 : Barclye Rocking Stone overhang viewed from S. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Dumfries and Galloway. Barclye Rocking Stone is a boulder perched on the edge of a rock ledge on Barclye Moor. The ground on the E of the stone has been eroded leaving a 2 foot overhang. Barclye Rocking Stone is almost cuboid in shape. It measures 5.5 feet high, 5.5 feet wide and 4.5 feet broad. The boulder has 5 natural hollows: 1 on the N face, 3 on the E face and 1 on the S face. There are 4 drilled holes: 1 on the E face and a group of 3 on the W face.

The stone is situated in moorland with tussocks, marsh, and deep holes. Walking in this terrain is difficult and a walking stick is advisable.
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Barclye Rocking Stone
Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 : Barclye Rocking Stone group of 3 drilled holes. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barclye Rocking Stone
Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 : Barclye Rocking Stone S face hollow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barclye Rocking Stone
Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 : Barclye Rocking Stone overhang viewed from N. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 : Barclye Rocking Stone W face looking E to Knockman Wood. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barclye Rocking Stone
Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 : Barclye Rocking Stone viewed from the knoll, located in the centre of the picture.

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Re: Barclye Rocking Stone by markj99 on Wednesday, 23 September 2020
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Directions: From Newton Stewart cross the Cree Bridge into Minnigaff and turn L after 50 yards. Stay on this road for 0.5 mile, turn L for Wood of Cree Reserve. Follow this narrow single track road for 0.5 until you reach Boreland Wood. Turn R at Knockman Wood Path, go through a gate up to the car park. Follow the pink route past Boreland Cairn uphill until you reach a gate on the edge of Knockman Wood 1.75 miles later. Turn L, following the edge of the wood through rough ground for around 300 yards until you reach a silver gate. You will see a high deer fence on your R. Climb the deer style into a small plantation. Follow the deer fence downhill for 300 yards through boggy ground until you reach a ruined dry stane dyke. There is a knoll 30 yards W of you (45 degrees to the deer fence). Climb the knoll, look W and Barclye Rocking Stone is 300 yards away. Make your own way carefully through pathless difficult terrain. It may be easier to skirt the dry stane dyke for the first section but you still have to cross a boggy section E of the stone.
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