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Torhouse Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located near Wigtown in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The circle comprises nineteen standing stones arranged in a roughly circular setting, with an estimated diameter of approximately 21 metres. Dating to the Bronze Age, likely between 2000 and 1500 BCE, the monument represents a significant example of ritual or ceremonial architecture from this period in south-west Scotland. The site retains considerable archaeological interest as evidence of prehistoric communal gathering and spiritual practice in the region.
Torhouse Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90304. View the official record →
Torhouse Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located near Wigtown in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90304.
Torhouse Stone Circle 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 SM90304.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mains of Torhouse, laird's house and farmstead (1.5 km), Dounan Moor,depopulated village,Corsemalzie Forest (4.4 km), Doon Hill,fort (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Torhouse Stone Circle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Torhouse Stone Circle stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.