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Submitted by Markj99 on Sunday, 21 August 2022 Page Views: 8724
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dalarran Holm Alternative Name: Standing stone of DalarranCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Dalarran Holm
Map Ref: NX6388179164 Landranger Map Number: 77
Latitude: 55.088181N Longitude: 4.134229W
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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drolaf visited on 15th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A nice slab
markj99 visited There is a large lay-by at NX 64015 78916 on the A713. Dalarran Holm Standing Stone is c. 250 N of the lay-by, safely accessible by the edge of the field rather than walking along a busy road.
It is marked on the OS Explorer map 319 (Galloway Forest Park South) as the Standing Stone of Dalarran.
For more information see Canmore ID 64205 which, in 1849 recorded the standing stone: "is a whinstone slab, uninscribed, facing E-W and measuring 8'6 1/2" in height, the broad face 3'8" at the base and 2' at the top while the thickness is 11". One of the old lairds of Holm excavated around this stone, when he found an antique sword which was kept in his family until recently ."
A 1975 site visit added: "There is only one standing stone at this site. It is situated in a pasture field and measures 2.4m by 1.0m wide and 0.3m thick. The ground at the base is slightly hollowed." A 1971 site visit reported Mesolithic finds in the immediate vicinity.
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