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Standing Stones Of Newton
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)
Site Name Standing Stones Of Newton
Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)
Canmore ID 63693
Site Number NX55SE 1
NGR NX 5506 5256
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/63693
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Anwoth
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX55SE 1 5506 5256.
(NX 5506 5256) Standing Stones of Newton (NAT)
Burial Chamber (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
Four monoliths in a field 1/2 mile SW of Newton are all that remains of the burial chamber of a Clyde-type (J G Scott 1969) unclassified (A S Henshall 1972) cairn. They enclose an area 7' by 3' oriented ENE-WSW. The stones at the ENE have been set 2'2" apart, but the S Stone now leans inwards. The N stone is 4'5" high and the S stone 5' high. Between these is a slab 1'3" high, set on its long side. At the WSW end, the N stone is 5'3" high but the S stone 6'9" in total height, has fallen to rest at an angle of 45 diametrically across the enclosure. A stone 3' by 1' just above ground level formed the WSW end of the enclosure and still remained in 1954 but has since been removed. A stone lying between the pillar-stones on the NNW side is probably not in situ. Formerly it seems to have lain in the centre of the enclosure.
RCAHMS 1914, visited 1912; J G Scott 1969; A S Henshall 1972.
As described. Name confirmed.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (DWR) 2 March 1972
Scheduled as Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 16 Fenruary 2001.
