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Drumtroddan is a Bronze Age stone alignment comprising three standing stones situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland, south-east of High Park Plantation. The monument consists of three upright stones arranged in line, a form characteristic of Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial sites in Britain and Ireland. Such alignments typically date to the second millennium BCE, though precise dating without excavation remains uncertain.
The stones are positioned on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-aged wacke formation that dominates the geology of southern Scotland. This durable metamorphic rock would have been readily available locally for selection and setting. The exposure of wacke outcrops across Wigtownshire provides natural sources for the stone material used in the monument's construction.
Drumtroddan is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM90102, recognising its significance as a Bronze Age ritual site. The alignment belongs to a tradition of stone-setting that reflects the ceremonial and territorial practices of prehistoric communities in south-west Scotland, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and religious practice in the region.
Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90102. View the official record →
Drumtroddan is a Bronze Age stone alignment comprising three standing stones situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland, south-east of High Park Plantation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90102.
Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a three standing stones se of high park plantation. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation 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 SM90102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drumtroddan, cup marked rocks (0.5 km), Myrton Castle,tower,Monreith Park (1.1 km), Big Balcraig,cup and ring marked rocks 650m WNW of and 600m NNW of (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Drumtroddan,three standing stones SE of High Park Plantation stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.