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The stone circle 300 metres south-south-east of Billy Diamond's Bridge is a Bronze Age monument located in Kirkcudbrightshire, in the rolling moorland landscape of south-west Scotland. The site stands on bedrock of the Gala Group, wacke deposits formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian era, geology that would have shaped both the stone available to the monument's builders and the drainage of the surrounding terrain.
Bronze Age stone circles typically served as ceremonial or ritual focal points for the communities that constructed and used them. Their construction involved considerable labour and organisational effort, suggesting their importance to local populations during the Bronze Age, roughly between 2100 and 700 BC. The circle's position in the Kirkcudbrightshire landscape reflects Bronze Age settlement patterns in south-west Scotland.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM1023, recognising its archaeological significance and prehistoric heritage value. The protection ensures that the site and its immediate surroundings are safeguarded against damaging activities, allowing future generations to study and experience this Bronze Age ceremonial site within its moorland setting.
Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1023. View the official record →
The stone circle 300 metres south-south-east of Billy Diamond's Bridge is a Bronze Age monument located in Kirkcudbrightshire, in the rolling moorland landscape of south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1023.
Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle 300m sse of, glenquicken. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken 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 SM1023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone (2.3 km), Claughreid, stone circle 600m NW of (2.3 km), Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 35m S of Cairnholy (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Billy Diamond's Bridge, stone circle 300m SSE of, Glenquicken stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.