Region : Dumfries & Galloway District : Annandale & Eskdale Town or village : Eskdalemuir Grid Reference : NY 257 966 Period : 2500-2000 BC Loupin' Stanes STONE CIRCLE

A slightly oval setting of 12 stones, situated on the left side of the River White Esk (Dumfries and Galloway), on an artificial platform. The ring is 10 x 11 m in diameter. Ten stones are low, while the two on the WSW side of the ring are taller (about 1.6 m). They could have marked the entrance. Some stones around the circle are the probable remains of other two rings. The Girdle Stanes stone circle is about 600 m to the south.

Other stone circles ------------------ Achmore Auchagallon Aviemore Balbirnie Balnuaran of Clava (Clava) Broomend of Crichie Burgh Hill Callanish Callanish II Callanish III Callanish IV Clachan an Diridh Corrimony Croft Moraig Cullerlie Fortingall Fowlis Wester Gask Girdle Stanes Glassel Glenquicken Glenterrow Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Lamlash (Blairmore Glen) Leys of Marlee (Ardblair) Lochbuie Loupin' Stanes Lundin Farm Machrie Moor 1 Machrie Moor 2 Machrie Moor 3 Machrie Moor 4 Machrie Moor 5 Machrie Moor 6 Monzie Moss Farm Road Na Clachan Bhreige Pobull Fhinn Ring of Brodgar (Brogar) Sandy Road (Scone) South Ythsie Stones of Stenness Temple Wood Torhousekie Twelve Apostles Other sites in Dumfries & Galloway ---------------------- Cairnholy I Cairnholy II Girdle Stanes Glenquicken Glenterrow High Banks Loupin' Stanes Torhousekie Twelve Apostles Wren's Egg