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Killumpha Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monumental stone located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland, situated approximately 1140 metres north-east of Killumpha itself. The stone represents the type of isolated standing stone monument commonly erected during the Bronze Age across Scotland, likely serving ritual, territorial, or commemorative functions within its contemporary landscape. Such monuments testify to the organised societies and enduring cultural practices of Bronze Age communities in south-western Scotland, where standing stones form part of a broader archaeological record including burial cairns and ceremonial sites. The stone's survival into the present day, despite centuries of agricultural activity and landscape change, makes it an important marker of Bronze Age settlement patterns and monumental practice in the region.
Killumpha, standing stone 1140m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4777. View the official record →
Killumpha Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monumental stone located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland, situated approximately 1140 metres north-east of Killumpha itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4777.
Killumpha, standing stone 1140m NE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Killumpha, standing stone 1140m NE of 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 SM4777.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Drummore Mote,motte (5.4 km), Cairn More,Barncorkrie,cairn (5.5 km), Barncorkrie,farmstead 450m NE of (5.7 km).
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