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Drumtroddan standing stones

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31: 123: 130: 180:. The monument comprises three stones, only one of which is now standing, aligned northeast-southwest. The two end stones are 3m in length; the middle stone is roughly 2.7m long. The stones were likely set up in the 3rd or 2nd millennium BCE but sites of this type are difficult to date. Short 280: 187:
The original purpose of the monument is unclear. It has been suggested that it may have been used in observations of the sun or moon. Monuments of this type are found in concentrations in south-west
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alignments are considered to be relatively late constructions; however, the height of the stones in this monument may indicate that it dates from an earlier period.
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Drumtroddan is a Gaelic name meaning 'ridge of the quarrel' from Gaelic
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The Place Names of Galloway: Their Origin & Meaning Considered
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Location of Drumtroddan standing stones in Dumfries and Galloway
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Historic Scotland properties in Dumfries and Galloway
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Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Dumfries and Galloway
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54°46′01″N 4°32′38″W / 54.766910°N 4.5437526°W / 54.766910; -4.5437526
Scheduled monument
SM90102
Drumtroddan standing stones is located in Dumfries and Galloway
grid reference
NX 36449 44300
Neolithic
Bronze Age
Mochrum
Wigtownshire
Dumfries and Galloway
stone row
Ireland
Scotland
Drumtroddan cup and ring marked rocks
Big Balcraig cup and ring marked rocks
"Drumtroddan | Canmore"
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"Drumtroddan Standing Stones Statement of Significance | HES | History"
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"Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation (SM90102)"

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