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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Templand Mains
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Thornhill
Map Ref: NX87719396
Latitude: 55.227043N Longitude: 3.766965W
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

3 Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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3 Access:

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
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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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 18th Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Templand Standing Stone is remarkable for its unusual shape, resembling a low slung bucket seat chair. The SW face of the stone is smooth, possibly as a result of many people sitting in the stone.

Standing Stone (Menhir) in Dumfries and Galloway

Templand Mains Standing Stone is located in a large field around 400 metres from a narrow lane passing Templand Mains farm. It is an unusual stone, 5 feet high and chair shaped.

Canmore ID 65264 states it is the "remains of a stone circle which gives its name to the farm 'Temple-land' on which it stands (Scots Mag 1806) Two of the stones were still standing in 1806 (R M F Watson 1901) and one in 1913."

Turn right onto the B731 just before you reach Thornhill via the A702 from Penpont. After around 1 mile on the B731 you reach a Y junction. Take the second right towards Templand Cottages for around 500 metres to a wide gateway to park off the road. The stone is visible on the right side.
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NX8793 : The standing stone is barely visible in front of the trees in the centre of this picture by Darrin Antrobus — by Darrin Antrobus
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NX8793 : Somewhere in the trees or nearby is a standing stone. by Andrya Prescott — by Andrya Prescott
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NX8793 : Pasture above Dunbog by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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NX8793 : The Nithsdale Martyrs monument by Darrin Antrobus — by Darrin Antrobus
©2009(licence)

NX8793 : Carving in a graveyard by Darrin Antrobus — by Darrin Antrobus
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