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Lochmaben Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument stands as evidence of ritual or ceremonial activity during the Bronze Age, a period when such stones were erected across Scotland for purposes that likely included territorial marking, burial cairn association, or sacred gathering places. The stone's survival to the present day, despite its exposure to the Scottish landscape and subsequent land use changes, reflects both its substantial physical construction and the relative permanence of such monuments compared to contemporary timber structures.
Lochmaben Stone,standing stone & stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3378. View the official record →
Lochmaben Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3378.
Lochmaben Stone,standing stone & stone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone & stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lochmaben Stone,standing stone & 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 SM3378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield (6.9 km), Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72 (7.1 km), Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71 (7.7 km).
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