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Holm of Daltallochan is a Bronze Age stone circle and standing stone located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a Caradocian wacke that underlies much of the local landscape. This compact arrangement of stones represents a ritual or ceremonial focus typical of the Bronze Age period, when such circles served as gathering places and burial sites for the communities who inhabited the region during the second millennium BC. The local wacke stone, a hard metamorphic rock, would have provided suitable material for the monument's construction.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM1029, reflecting its archaeological significance. The combination of a stone circle with an associated standing stone is characteristic of Bronze Age sacred landscapes in south-western Scotland, where such monuments often cluster within defined territories. The Holm's exposed position in Kirkcudbrightshire would have been visible across the surrounding countryside, marking an important focal point in the Bronze Age settlement pattern of the area.
Holm of Daltallochan,stone circle & standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1029. View the official record →
Holm of Daltallochan is a Bronze Age stone circle and standing stone located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1029.
Holm of Daltallochan,stone circle & standing stone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle & standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Holm of Daltallochan,stone circle & standing stone 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 SM1029.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holm of Daltallochan,cross slab (0.1 km), Cairn Avel,cairn 800m S of Carsphairn (1.8 km), Woodhead lead mines and smelter,Carsphairn (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Holm of Daltallochan,stone circle & standing stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Holm of Daltallochan,stone circle & standing stone stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.