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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Windy Edge StoneCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Langholm Nearest Village: Newcastleton
Map Ref: NY43048389
Latitude: 55.146063N Longitude: 2.895213W
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 26th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 1 The effort required to reach Windy Edge monuments is rewarded by their splendid isolation.
According to Canmore ID 67908, this standing stone is one of two survivors of a destroyed stone circle. The second stone lies c. 130 feet SSE at NY 43052 83863. At the time of my visit I wasn't aware of the second stone. I assumed Windy Edge Stone was a solitary Standing Stone.
The N stone, situated in open moorland on the edge of a pine forest, has a c. 45° lean to the N. The stone slab measures c. 4.5 x 3.5 x 1 feet with an actual height of c. 3 feet due to the angle.
The S stone, according to Canmore ID 67908, leans to the N, measures "1.7m long, 1.2m wide, 0.6m thick" and "is situated in dense forestry."
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