View from north east.
A probable single stone row measuring 8.7m long, including one medium and two large-sized orthostats situated on a terrace adjacent to a busy main road. The stones stand up to between 1.7m and 0.7m high, arranged in height order with the tallest at the south. The row is orientated NNE to SSW and doubts concerning its identification revolve around its proximity to the road.
Location
| Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | Rest of Scotland | NT 08375 03824 |
| Lat 55.319923 Long -3.4454222 | |||
Map showing the location of Dyke stone row
Plan of the Dyke stone row. (Source http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1345824.)
Characteristics
| Type: Single | Length: 8.7m |
| No. of stones: 3 | Size of stones: Medium and large |
| Orientation: 22.5° | Altitude: 104m |
| Upper end: – | Lower end: – |
| Straight (Yes or No) : | Sea View: No |
| Context: – | |
| Notes: | |
Other Information
| Public Access: Yes |
| Land Status: |
| Scheduled Ancient Monument: Yes |
Identification
Category: Probable. This looks like a stone row, but given the proximity of the public highway and lack of a prehistoric context the possibility must exist that it is the remants of something else which has been truncated by the road. Indeed it might perhaps even be the remains of a structure of historic date. However, on balance it is most likely to represent a prehistoric stone row.
Typology
This stone row is of Type S3. Information on this form of stone row and other rows of this type is available here.
Photographs
View from the east. During the summer months the row is largely obscured by undergrowth.
Looking southward along the row. The row stands next to a busy road. This location throws an element of doubt on its identification as a prehistoric row.
View from south west.
Access Information
Car parking is available at NT 08327 03648. From here walk towards Moffat on the roadside path until you reach the row. Carefully cross the busy road. Best visited in the winter or early spring before the vegetation obscures the stones.
Online Resources
Other References
Burl, A., 1993, From Carnac to Callanish – The prehistoric rows and avenues of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, Yale University Press, New York and London, pg. 222.
Ruggles, C.L.N., 1999, Astronomy in prehistoric Britain and Ireland, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 198.
Timeline
VISITED:- 6th December 2015
FIRST PUBLISHED:- 13th February 2016
LAST UPDATED:- 15th March 2019
The Stone Rows of Great Britain 