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Little Balsmith is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument survives as a single upright stone and forms part of the broader tradition of standing stone erection that characterised the later prehistoric period in Scotland. Such monuments, whilst often difficult to date with precision, are generally attributed to the Bronze Age and may have served ritual, territorial, or commemorative functions within their communities. The stone is recorded within the national record of Scottish monuments under the Historic Environment Scotland reference SM1941.
Little Balsmith,standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1941. View the official record →
Little Balsmith is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1941.
Little Balsmith,standing stone 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.
Little Balsmith,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 SM1941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dinnans,two forts (1.3 km), Whithorn Priory, monastic settlement and priory (2.3 km), Cairnhead,fort (2.5 km).
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