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Submitted by markj99 on Monday, 18 January 2021 Page Views: 1957

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peatshiel Sike Alternative Name: Bodesbeck
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 5.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Moffat
Map Ref: NT16190972
Latitude: 55.374282N Longitude: 3.324067W
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

4 Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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4 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
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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**Peatshiel Sike** submitted by markj99 : Peatshiel Sike viewed from SW. Does the profile of the stone mimic the summit profile of Bodesbeck Law? (Vote or comment on this photo)

A standing stone in Dumfries and Galloway, on the SW slope of Bodesbeck Law, approximately 5 miles NE of Moffat. Viewed from the SW, the stone mimics the summit profile of Bodesbeck Law behind it. I found two possible standing stones recumbent in the vicinity of Peatshiel Sike, so it may have been part of a stone alignment or setting.

Canmore ID 71953 has listed the stone as prehistoric. The stone is erected close to Peatshiel Sike (sike being Scots for a small stream) at 358m above Sea Level. It is a squat stone reaching a rounded top at c. 5 feet with a 4x2 feet base.

Directions: Peatshiel Sike can be accessed via a public path through Bodesbeck Farm heading E towards Bodesbeck Law. After c. 0.5 mile climbing the path will follow a stream (Peatshiel Sike) upwards. After you cross the stream about 150 yards later the path will veer S at NT 1602 0972. Continue E following Peatshiel Sike for c. 250 yards until the standing stone is visible about 25 yards S of the stream, on your right.
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NT1609 : A standing stone at Peatshiel Sike by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
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NT1609 : Black hill cattle above Bodesbeck Farm by Thomas Dick — by Thomas Dick
©2009(licence)

NT1609 : Peatshiel Sike by Alan O'Dowd — by Alan O'Dowd
©2021(licence)

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