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Dalton standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located approximately 25 metres west-southwest of Dalton Post Office in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The stone survives as a substantial upright block from the prehistoric period, representing the type of isolated standing stones that characterise Bronze Age ritual and territorial practices across southern Scotland. Such monuments typically served functions relating to burial cairns, meeting places, or boundary markers within the broader landscape of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity. The survival of this stone provides evidence for the pattern of prehistoric monument distribution in the Dumfries and Galloway region.
Dalton, standing stone 25m WSW of Post Office is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8657. View the official record →
Dalton standing stone is a Bronze Age monolith located approximately 25 metres west-southwest of Dalton Post Office in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8657.
Dalton, standing stone 25m WSW of Post Office dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 25m wsw of post office. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dalton, standing stone 25m WSW of Post Office 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 SM8657.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalton, old parish church (0.1 km), Thistle cottage, fort 130m E of (0.3 km), Southgate, settlement 350m N of (2 km).
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