Menzion Standing Stones

Nearest town:
Biggar (15km NW)
OS reference:
NT093238
OS sheet:
72
Latitude:
55° 29' 57.89 N
Longitude:
3° 26' 9.48 W
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Image of Menzion Standing Stones by Martin

6/8/04- the largest of the stones with a moss and grass covered hump just behind it- stone number two!

Martin
Martin Aug 18, 2004
Image of Menzion Standing Stones by Martin

6/8/04- the smallest of the stones with the larger two only about 4 m behind

Martin
Martin Aug 18, 2004

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Menzion Standing Stones

Martin
Martin Aug 18, 2004

Friday 6/8/04
Approximately 130 m WSW of the Giants Stones there are two, now recumbent, stones lying behind a row of trees next to the road. The largest is lying NE/SW and is 2 m long by 1.1 m wide by about 40 cm thick. There is more moss and lichen growth on the NE end of this huge stones- was this originally the top? Just 10 cm away, but now completely covered in moss and grass (and I only found it after stubbing my boot on it!) is another large stones- this one is approximately 1.6 m square. Just 4 m to the S of this pair, another smaller stone lies- 95 cm by 87 cm by 20 cm. There is no mention of three stones in either the Royal Commission or OS reports from 1956 to 1972. Could there possibly have stood another trio of standing stones just S of the Giants Stones?

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Menzion Standing Stones
Standing Stones
Martin
Martin Aug 18, 2004

RCAHMS 1967:
A quarter of a mile NE of Menzion farmhouse, the road to Tweedsmuir passes between two standing stones. The more northerly stone, situated 10 yds W of the roadway measures about 2 ft. 3 in square at ground level and stands to a height of 2 ft 6 in. The other stone is 25 yds SE of the first and 12 yds E of the roadway. It, too, is almost square on plan, measuring about 2 ft 2 in along each side at ground level, and stands to a height of 2 ft.

And the OS report from 1972;
There are no standing stones in the area which is now under forestry but at NT 0938 2388 are two weathered recumbent stones measuring 1.9m x 1.0m x 0.4m and 1.4m x 0.9m x 0.3m which may have formerly been erect.

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