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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nine Stones Rig - Stone Circle in Scotland in East Lothian

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Nine Stones Rig Alternative Name: Ninestones Rig, Nine Stanes, Johnscleugh; Crow Stones
Country: Scotland County: East Lothian Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dunbar  Nearest Village: Cranshaws / Danskine
Map Ref: NT62546549  Landranger Map Number: 67
Latitude: 55.881095N  Longitude: 2.600353W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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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Stone Circle in East Lothian

Information on this Neolithic/Bronze Age stone circle can be found on Canmore ID 57484, the latest entry from 1980 which tells us: "These stones once stood on the perimeter of a ring about 6.4m in diameter ... The uneven interior suggests digging has taken place here."

An intriguing entry taken from a Name Book of 1853 says: "A circle of nine stones. It is believed that some treasure is hidden beneath these stones and various attempts, all unsuccessful, have been made to find it."

Their 1913 entry describes Nine Stones as only having eight stones remaining: "three on the NW arc being still upright and five prostrate. Six stones enclose a three-quarter circle approximately 22ft in diameter, and the S arc being open. One stone, almost buried, lies outside the NE arc, and another, the most southerly, lies several feet outside this line. The largest erect stone, on the NW, is 5 ft long, 2ft wide and 3ft above ground level, while the five that are overthrown vary from 2 to 7ft in length. There is a slight excavation at the centre and another to the S that may have been occupied by an outlying stone nearby." A more recent report says there are nine stones, the ninth being a loose, rounded 0.5 metre high boulder being a recent replacement.

This stone circle is also featured on the Ancient Stone website - see their entry for Stone Circle, Nine Stone Rig, Cranshaws, which includes a description, directions for finding this site together with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes. Ancient Stones asks if the nearby names of Tipperstone Rig and Ragstone Rig hint at other possible stone circles in the area.
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Nine Stones Rig submitted by cosmic : Site in East Lothian: North end from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nine Stones Rig submitted by cosmic : Site in East Lothian: Viewed from NE

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Nine Stones Rig submitted by cosmic : Site in East Lothian Scotland: Viewed from North

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Re: Nine Stone Rig by Anonymous on Sunday, 09 November 2008
It is said 'Ranulph de Soulis' (c. 1200), leader of one of the first barons who settled in Scotland, was "wrapped in lead and boiled in a cauldron, which was supported by the nine stones.
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Re: Nine Stones by Anonymous on Friday, 06 August 2004
Surely "ninestane rig"?
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