Bombie
Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name Bombie
Classification Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Clownstone Burn
Canmore ID 64541
Site Number NX75SW 17
NGR NX 7079 5018
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/64541
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkcudbright
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX75SW 17 7079 5018.
There was a stone circle near the 'Roman Camp' at Bombie (ie. the homestead moat NX75SW 10). Clownstone Burn is supposed to derive its name from it, and according to local information, the stones were used in building Buckland Bridge.
F R Coles 1895; Name Book 1850
No further information.
Visited by OS (DWR) 14 February 1972.
