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Latitude: 54.8333 / 54°49'59"N
Longitude: -4.756 / 4°45'21"W
OS Eastings: 223088
OS Northings: 552196
OS Grid: NX230521
Mapcode National: GBR GHMY.46W
Mapcode Global: WH2SQ.XSF3
Entry Name: Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth
Scheduled Date: 11 January 1939
Last Amended: 19 October 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1913
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Old Luce
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises a prehistoric standing stone. Itwas originally scheduled in 1939, but the area covered by the designation was not accurately defined. The current rescheduling rectifies this.
The stone stands at around 23m OD on a flat coastal ridge, overlooking Auchenmalg Bay. The stone measures 1.2m by 1m by 2.2m high. It is tapered and faces NE-SW. Although there are no other obvious monuments in the immediate vicinity, the stone stands in an area with extensive evidence for prehistoric tool working.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 20m in diameter, centred on the stone, to include the stone itself and an area around it where remains relating to its construction and use may be expected to survive, as shown in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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