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Standing Stone of Bagbie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. The monument consists of a single upright stone, typical of ritual or territorial markers erected during the Bronze Age. The stone stands within a landscape of Hawick Group wacke bedrock, sedimentary rocks formed in the Wenlock period of the Silurian, giving the wider area a distinctive geology that influenced settlement patterns and stone selection in prehistoric times.
Standing stones such as this were commonly established across Scotland during the Bronze Age, serving functions that may have included ceremonial purposes, burial monuments, or markers defining territorial boundaries. The Bagbie example reflects the broader distribution of such monuments across south-western Scotland, a region rich in Bronze Age archaeology. Its survival to the present day, despite the landscape changes of subsequent millennia, provides evidence of continuity in this part of Scotland from prehistoric times.
The Standing Stone of Bagbie is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, recognised under reference SM1001. This designation ensures the preservation of both the stone itself and its immediate archaeological context. The monument contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the region and remains an important landmark in Kirkcudbrightshire's archaeological heritage.
Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1001. View the official record →
Standing Stone of Bagbie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1001.
Standing Stone of Bagbie, 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 the UK.
Standing Stone of Bagbie, 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 SM1001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 35m S of Cairnholy (3 km), Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy (3 km), Kirkdale House,two cross slabs (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.