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<< Our Photo Pages >> Templand Mains - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Thursday, 11 July 2019  Page Views: 1544

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:
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
5

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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.

Templand Mains
Templand Mains submitted by markj99 : Templand Mains stone spared from the harvest. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Templand Mains
Templand Mains submitted by markj99 : Templand Standing Stone viewed from SW. (18.04.22) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Templand Mains submitted by markj99 : Templand Mains stone chair in profile (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Templand Mains submitted by Bladup : Kirkbog [Templand Mains] stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Templand Mains submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX8793 : The standing stone is barely visible in front of the trees in the centre of this picture by Darrin Antrobus
by Darrin Antrobus
©2009(licence)
NX8793 : Somewhere in the trees or nearby is a standing stone. by Andrya Prescott
by Andrya Prescott
©2006(licence)
NX8793 : Pasture above Dunbog by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2019(licence)
NX8793 : The Nithsdale Martyrs monument by Darrin Antrobus
by Darrin Antrobus
©2009(licence)
NX8793 : Carving in a graveyard by Darrin Antrobus
by Darrin Antrobus
©2009(licence)

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