Whitcastles stone circle

Whitcastles Stone Circle
Photo of the stone circle amongst tree stumps
Whitcastles Stone Circle situated among the tree stumps of a felled Sitka plantation
Shown within Dumfries and Galloway
Location Dumfriesshire
Coordinates 55°10′51″N 3°13′12″W / 55.180763°N 3.220039°W / 55.180763; -3.220039Coordinates: 55°10′51″N 3°13′12″W / 55.180763°N 3.220039°W / 55.180763; -3.220039
Type Stone circle
History
Periods Bronze Age

Whitcastles or Little Hartfell (grid reference NY 2240 8806) is a stone circle 6½ miles NE of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway. Nine fallen stones lie in an oval measuring 55m by 45m.[1] The largest stones lie to the north and south of the circle; interest in cardinal points is a common feature in the stone circles of the Solway Firth.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 124.
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