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Latitude: 54.8963 / 54°53'46"N
Longitude: -4.3254 / 4°19'31"W
OS Eastings: 250969
OS Northings: 558211
OS Grid: NX509582
Mapcode National: GBR HHPR.WZB
Mapcode Global: WH3TW.J6H7
Entry Name: Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken
Scheduled Date: 21 December 1934
Last Amended: 22 December 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1023
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
Location: Kirkmabreck
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument comprises the remains of a stone circle of prehistoric date, set on the N side of Englishman's Burn.
The circle is formed by 28 prostrate boulders and one slab. It has a diameter of 17m. Two stones on the SSE side of the ring are set closer together and are larger than the others. In the centre is a massive upright boulder some 1.9m high, surrounded by a partly grass-covered area of rounded cobble pavement.
The area to be scheduled is circular, 40m in diameter centred on the central stone, to include the stone circle and an area around in which evidence for its construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a fine field monument, a good example of the low stone circles of Galloway which appear to have affinities with those of NE Scotland. The monument has been little disturbed, and has the potential to provide important information about prehistoric ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NX 55 NW 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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