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Latitude: 54.8779 / 54°52'40"N
Longitude: -4.3431 / 4°20'35"W
OS Eastings: 249770
OS Northings: 556200
OS Grid: NX497562
Mapcode National: GBR HHNT.F9Y
Mapcode Global: WH3TW.8N4C
Entry Name: Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone
Scheduled Date: 31 May 1928
Last Amended: 13 February 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1001
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Kirkmabreck
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument comprises a standing stone, a ritual monument dating from the Neolithic or early Bronze Age period (c. 4000-1500BC). The stone was originally scheduled in 1928 but an inadequate area was designated to protect all of the archaeological remains: the present scheduling rectifies this
The stone stands at around 150m OD on a wide ridge overlooking Wigtown Bay to the S. It is an upright slab approximately 1.8m tall, 1.3m wide and 0.3m deep at the base, aligned on a N-S axis. A stony platform extending 2m around the W, S and E sides of the stone has probably been formed or augmented by field clearance, but may also incorporate an original feature or some of the packing material used to support the stone.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 20m in diameter centred on the stone, to include the stone and an area around it where remains relating to its erection and use may be expected to survive, as shown in red on the attached map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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