Glenquicken stone circle
Stone circle in 2009 | |
| Alternative name | Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°53′47″N 4°19′32″W / 54.896373°N 4.325507°W |
| Type | Stone circle |
| Official name | Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle |
| Type | Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring |
| Designated | 21 December 1934 |
| Reference no. | SM1023 |
Glenquicken stone circle or Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle (grid reference NX50965821) is an oval stone circle with a central pillar, two miles east of Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway.[1] The outer ring is formed of 29 stones.[1] Aubrey Burl has called it "the finest of all centre-stone circles."[1] It is a scheduled monument.[2]
Two other circles to the north-west were marked on the Six-inch First Edition Ordnance Survey map.[3] Alexander Thom planned these in 1939, but they are no longer visible.[1]
See also
- Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
- List of stone circles
- Scheduled monuments in Dumfries and Galloway
References
- ^ a b c d Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 142.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken (SM1023)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Coles, Fred. R. (1895). "The Stone Circles of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2015.