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Loupin' Stanes is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, forming part of the rich archaeological heritage of the region. The monument consists of a ring of standing stones typical of ceremonial and ritual sites constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such megalithic circles served important communal and possibly astronomical functions across Scotland. The site's name, derived from local dialect, reflects the folk traditions and oral history associated with the monument over centuries of habitation in the surrounding landscape. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland protection, Loupin' Stanes represents a significant example of prehistoric ritual architecture and continues to contribute to scholarly understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and religious practice in south-western Scotland.
Loupin' Stanes, stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM637. View the official record →
Loupin' Stanes is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, forming part of the rich archaeological heritage of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM637.
Loupin' Stanes, stone circle dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Loupin' Stanes, 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 SM637.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp Hill, fort, 175m WSW of Bailliehill (6.1 km), Black Esk Bridge,farmstead and cultivation remains 680m S of (6.6 km), Mid Knock,enclosure 350m SSW of (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Loupin' Stanes, 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.
Loupin' Stanes, stone circle stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.