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Templand Mains

Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Site Name Templand Mains

Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 65264

Site Number NX89SE 3

NGR NX 8771 9396

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Closeburn
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Nithsdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Archaeology Notes

NX89SE 3 8778 9396.

(NX 87718384) Standing Stone (NR)

OS 6" map (1957)

The remains of a stone circle which gives its name to the farm "Temple-land" on which it stands (Scots Mag 1806) Two of the stones were still standing in 1806 (R M F Watson 1901) and one in 1913.

RCAHMS 1920

Only one stone now remains.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (SFS) 9 June 1975

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