Loupin Stanes

The Loupin Stanes
Coordinates 55°15′30″N 3°10′14″W / 55.258263°N 3.170489°W / 55.258263; -3.170489Coordinates: 55°15′30″N 3°10′14″W / 55.258263°N 3.170489°W / 55.258263; -3.170489
Location of The Loupin Stanes in Dumfries and Galloway

The Loupin Stanes (grid reference NY25709663) is a stone circle near Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway. Oval in shape, it consists of twelve stones set on an artificial platform.[1][2] At the WSW of the circle are two large pillars, which are typical of the 'entrance circles' of south-west Scotland.[3] The circle takes its name from the tradition of leaping between the tops of these two stones.[4][5][6]

There were two other circles nearby, which are now ruined and almost imperceptible.[1] A line of stones leads south to the Girdle Stanes; it is possible that these are the remains of an avenue linking the two circles.[2][1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 123.
  2. 1 2 Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 255.
  3. ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 309.
  4. ↑ Christison, David (1897). "'The Girdlestanes,' and a Neighbouring Stone Circle, in the Parish of Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: 285.
  5. ↑ Hyslop, John; Hyslop, Robert (1912). Langholm as it was: A History of Langholm and Eskdale from the Earliest Time. Sunderland: Hills and Company. p. 19.
  6. ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 124.
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