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Auchenmalg is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland, positioned 200 metres south-south-east of Longforth. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from Gala Group wacke, a tough sedimentary stone laid down during the Telychian period of the Ordovician. This geological foundation provided a stable base for the stone's erection, which would have required considerable effort and communal labour during the Bronze Age, when such monoliths served various ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities.
The stone's location in the gently rolling landscape of Wigtownshire places it within a region rich in Bronze Age monuments, where upland and marginal agricultural land would have held particular significance for Neolithic and Bronze Age populations. The wacke bedrock underlying the site represents metamorphosed sediments deposited in an ancient oceanic basin before being thrust upwards during the Caledonian mountain-building period.
The standing stone has been designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's protection (reference SM1913), reflecting its importance as an archaeological asset. Such monuments, though modest in scale compared to some megalithic structures, contribute substantially to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, territorial organisation and ritual practice in south-west Scotland.
Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1913. View the official record →
Auchenmalg is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland, positioned 200 metres south-south-east of Longforth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1913.
Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 200m sse of longforth. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1913.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn, 50m NE of Culquhasen Cottages (1.4 km), Laigh Sinniness,fort (1.5 km), High Gillespie,long cairn 475m SSE of (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.