Girdle Stanes Stone Circle
Introduction
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Girdle Stanes Stone Circle
Image: © G Laird Taken: 6 Oct 2017
The Girdle Stanes are situated on the floodplain beside the White Esk, and must once have been a nearly true circle about 38 metres in diameter. Over centuries the White Esk has swept stones away from the circle as it has changed its course in the valley. Of the original 40 to 45 stones, 21 survive, set in a substantial bank. The stone circle perhaps dates back to 4000BC.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.25385
Longitude
-3.176102