Sourlie Hill Standing Stones, Eglinton Country Park
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Sourlie Hill Standing Stones, Eglinton Country Park
Image: © Leslie Barrie Taken: 14 Sep 2013
An opencast mine was established at Sourlie in 1983. Once the extraction process ended in 1986, reclamation and landscaping followed until completion in 1987. These large boulders recovered during mining were erected on top of the restored Sourlie Hill (also known as Cairnmount Hill).
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Image Location
Latitude
55.638501
Longitude
-4.640478