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Auchenhay Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
Auld Wife's Grave Chambered Cairn
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Bagbie
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Bagbie Cairn Cairn(s)
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Bailiehill Fort Hillfort
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Balmae 35 Cup Marked Stone
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Bardristane Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Barharrow Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Barholm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Barsalloch Point Cliff Fort
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Beacon Hill Hillfort
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Beattock Hill Hillfort
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Bennen of Garvilland Hillfort
Big Airds Hill Hillfort
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Big Balcraig Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Blackhill Cottage Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Blackmyre Farm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Blackmyre Moor Natural Rock Feature
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Bladnoch Standing Stone / Menhir
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8 sites
Blairbuy Farm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Blair Hill Standing Stones
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5 sites
Bombie Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Boreland Standing Stones
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Boreland Chambered Cairn
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Borgue Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Boyach Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Brighouse Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Broughton Mains Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Burnswark Sacred Hill
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Cairnderry Chambered Tomb
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Cairnharrow Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Cairnharrow Cairn(s)
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Cairnholy Chambered Cairn
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Cairnsmore of Fleet Cairn(s)
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Cairn Avel Cairn(s)
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Cairn Na Gath Chambered Cairn
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Cambret Moor Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Capenoch Loch Cairn(s)
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Carlins Cairn Cairn(s)
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Carlin Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Castlecreavie Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Castle Haven Cliff Fort
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Castle O'Er Hillfort
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Cauldside Burn Stone Circle
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Cauldside Burn Cairn Cairn(s)
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Caves of Kilhern Chambered Tomb
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Clash Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Clatteringshaws Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Clauchendolly Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Claughreid Stone Circle
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Claunch Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Colvend Crannog
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Corriedoo White Cairn Round Cairn
Court Hill Hillfort
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The Cow Cloot Stone Natural Rock Feature
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Craigielandshill Cairn(s)
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Culdoach Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Culgarie Standing Stone / Menhir
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Culnoag Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Culscadden Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Dalarran Holm Standing Stone / Menhir
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The Doons Hillfort
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Doon Castle Broch
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Doon of Carsluith Hillfort
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Drannandow Chambered Tomb
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Drannandow Cairn Cairn(s)
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Drumfern Cairn(s)
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Drumfern Stone Circle
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Drummore Stone Circle
Drummore Castle Hillfort
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Drumtroddan Carved Rocks Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Drumtroddan Standing Stones Standing Stones
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The Dunnan Cliff Fort
Dunragit Cursus
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Dunrod Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Dyke Stone Row / Alignment
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Easthill Stone Circle
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Eggerness Carving
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Ernespie Standing Stones Standing Stones
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Fauldinchie Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia
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Fell of Barhullion Hillfort
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Fir Island and Ash Island Crannog
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Fleuchlarg Cairn(s)
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Gallows Outon 1 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Gallows Outon 2 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Galtway Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
Gars Hill Hillfort
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Girdle Stanes & Loupin Stanes Stone Circle
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Glasserton Mains Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Glengap House Cup Marked Stone
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Glenquicken Stone Circle
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Glentirrow Stone Circle
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Grange 1 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Grange 2 Cup Marked Stone
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Grange 3 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Grennan Hill Hillfort
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Hall Hill Hillfort
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Harper's Hill Standing Stone / Menhir
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High Banks Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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High Grange 1 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
High Grange 2 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Hole Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Hollows Tower Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Holm of Daltallochan Stone Circle
House of Elrig Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Kemp's Wark Promontory Fort
Kerricks Farm Barrow Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
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Killantringan Bay Stone Fort / Dun
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King's Cairn Chambered Tomb
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King Schaw's Grave Cist
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Kirkbog Stone Circle
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Kirkclaugh Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Kirkdale House Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Kirkmabreck Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Kirkmuir Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Knock Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Knockshinnie Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Knockshinnie 2 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Knock and Maize Standing Stone / Menhir
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Knock Fell Hillfort
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Knock Hill Hillfort
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Laggangarn Standing Stones
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Lagganmullan House Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Laggan Farm Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Lamford Hill Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Little Balsmith Standing Stone / Menhir
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Lochhill Chambered Cairn
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Lochmaben Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Lochrutton Loch Crannog
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Loch Arthur Crannog
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Loch Kindar Crannog
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Lodge Of Kelton Farm Cup Marked Stone
Low Curghie Standing Stone / Menhir
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Machermore Cairn(s)
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Mid Gleniron I and II Chambered Tomb
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Milnmark Hill Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Milton Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Milton Loch Crannog
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Morton Mains Hill Hillfort
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Mossyard Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Mullach Hill Hillfort
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Mull of Sinniness Standing Stone / Menhir
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Mull O' Galloway Cup Marked Stone
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Nether Linkens Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Newlaw Hill 1 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Newlaw Hill 2 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Newlaw Hill 3 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Newton Farm
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Newton Stewart Cairn Cairn(s)
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North Balfern Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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North Balfern HillFort Hillfort
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Park of Tongland Standing Stones
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Park of Tongland Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Peatshiel Sike Standing Stone / Menhir
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Penkiln Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Pict's Knowe henge Henge
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Poldean Standing Stone / Menhir
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Redbrae Cist
Redcastle Standing Stone / Menhir
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Rorie Gill's Cairn Round Cairn
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Rutherford's Witnesses Natural Rock Feature
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Senwick 1 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Senwick 4 Cup Marked Stone
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Seven Brethren Stone Circle
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Skip Knowe, Gateside Standing Stone / Menhir
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Slagnaw Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Slewcairn Chambered Cairn
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South Cairnwell Standing Stone / Menhir
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Springfield Hill Hillfort
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Stair Haven Broch
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Stiddrig Cairn(s)
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Stroanfreggan Round Cairn
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Tail Burn Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Taxing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Temple Wood Promontory Fort
Terally Standing Stone / Menhir
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Teroy Broch
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Tongue Croft Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Torhousekie Stone Circle
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Torrs Hill Hillfort
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Townhead Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Trusty's Hill Hillfort
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The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood Stone Circle
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Tynron Doon Hillfort
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Upper Newton 1 Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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Ward Law Hillfort
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Waterside Hill Cairn(s)
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Whitcastles Hill Stone Circle Stone Circle
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Whitefield Loch Crannog
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Whiteside Cup Marked Stone
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White Cairn Chambered Cairn
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White Hill Hillfort
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Windy Edge Chambered Cairn
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Witch's Wate Cairn(s)
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The Wren's Egg & Nest Standing Stones
Sites of disputed antiquity:
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High Auchenlarie
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High Auchenlarie Stone Circle
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Kirkhill Stone Circle

News

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Dumfries and Galloway's archaeology to go on line


A website is to be developed which will give access to all the lovely archaeological objects in the region's Museum Service's collections.

"The collection is one of the largest in Scotland and described as a "comprehensive collection of Dumfries and Galloway's material culture over an 8,000-year period"... continues...
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
13th October 2007ce

Archaeologists Battle To Save Galloway Site


Archaeologists are engaged in a race to save the remnants of an Iron Age settlement built by one of the most mysterious early peoples of Scotland.

The prehistoric site at Carghidown, near the Isle of Whithorn, Galloway, could illuminate the lives of an ancient tribe called the Novantae... continues...
Jane Posted by Jane
27th October 2003ce
Edited 1st September 2007ce

Miscellaneous

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Taken from an article entitled
The Stone Circles of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
By Fred Coles, UOBR. MEM. Soc. ANTIQ. SCOT.
Proceedings of the Society of The Antiquities of Scotland, May, 1895.


Summary of Stone Circles

CIRCLES WHOLLY DESTROYED.
1. Near "Roman Camp," Bombie, Kirkcudbright.
2. „ Boreland Mote, Parton.
3. ,, Kirkgunzeon Manse.
4. „ Glaisters, Kirkgunzeon.
5. „ Airdrie, Kirkbean.
6. In Kirkbean.

CIRCLES PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
1. S.E. of Little Balmae, Kirkcudbright,
2. W. of Balmae House, „
3. Drnmmore, „
4. Park, Tongland (with central stone), .
5. Balannan, „ .
6. Torrs, Kelton, . . . .
7. Torkirra, Kirkgunzeon,
8.' High Auchenlarie, Anwoth,

CIRCLES APPARENTLY COMPLETE.
1. Glenqnicken Moor, Kirkmabreck (with central stone)
2. Hills, Lochrutton
3. Holm of Daltallochan, Carsphairn
4a. Cauldside, Anwoth
46. „ „
5a. Lairdmannach, Tongland (with central stone)
5ft. „ „
6. Near Lochrinnie Mote, Dairy (with holed stone)
fitzcoraldo Posted by fitzcoraldo
2nd June 2005ce
Edited 1st September 2007ce

Links

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Dumfriesshire and Galloway Nat Hist and Antiq Soc


Online versions of the DGNHAS Transactions - from the 1860s to the 1920s.
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
5th April 2011ce
Edited 6th April 2011ce

Extreme Stonefeelers' World of Hard Rock & Standing Stones


Pics of megalithic sites across Dumfries & Galloway.
new abbey Posted by new abbey
10th April 2010ce
Edited 10th April 2010ce

Archway - PSAS


'A record of the cup-and-ring-markings in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. By Fred R. Coles' in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Volume 29 (1894-95).

Descriptions and diagrams of the groups of carvings at:
Balmae
Knockshinnie
Torrs
Grange
Milton
Galtway and High Banks
Castle Creavie and Bombie
Little Stockerton
Nether Linkens
Newlaw Burn
Senwick
Anwoth
and Hills Stone-Circle
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
4th November 2006ce
Edited 1st September 2007ce

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Torhousekie (Stone Circle) — Folklore

Zealous Antiquaries, strange to tell, have not yet succeeded in manufacturing the Standing Stones of Torhows into pigsties and byres 'for their better preservation,' as they have done with most Galloway antiquities; and so they stand there yet, and enduring testimony to the authenticity of the ancient traditions of the district.

In my young days there used to be four stones standing on the high side of the road, and twenty three on the low side of it, and they were arranged in a circle.

The tradition about them was that in those ancient times the Picts, when hard pressed, formed themselves into a ring and defended themselves in that way from attacks on all sides, and as soon as they saw a weak place in the ranks of the enemy, they lengthened the ring into a triangle or wedge and forced a way through their opponents; and it is recorded that the Galloway men or Albanich as they called themselves, who were the descendants of the Picts, fought in a wedge-saped phalax at the battle of the Standard in eleven hundred and something.

Well, it happened that the Picts at Torrhows were like to be beaten at one time, and were obliged to form a circle, and there was a most desperate struggle till the king came up with assistance, and a great many of the chiefs or great men, who fought in the front rank, were killed by the Danes.

When the battle was over and they assembled to bury the dead, a great stone was set up wherever any of the chiefs fell fighting, to mark the spot, and it is said that there were originally sixty stones, one for every chief killed, and the place was therefore called Torrhows, which means something about a bur[y]ing-ground, though I never heard it said that any of the chiefs were buried at the stones.

It was said at one time that the Laird was going to hoke them all up to send to Edinburgh, to try if they would give him F.S.A. to put to his name, but I think it hasn't been done yet.
A not altogether serious account from Galloway Gossip by Robert Trotter (1877).
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
21st May 2013ce

The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood (Stone Circle) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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10th May 2013ce

Morton Mains Hill (Hillfort) — Images

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19th April 2013ce

Knock Hill (Hillfort) — Images

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25th March 2013ce

Knock Hill (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

22/03/2013 - Classed as an unfinished hillfort but there is still a bit to see. Ramparts are quite easy to follow and the view is very good. Easiest access is from the minor road at Upper Marchbank through a couple of fields. thelonious Posted by thelonious
25th March 2013ce

Craigielandshill (Cairn(s)) — Images

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25th March 2013ce
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