Easthill Stone Circle
The Easthill Stone Circle (also called the Seven Gray Stanes, Hills Tower or Eastmill Farm) is a small oval stone circle southwest of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland .
The stone circle lies on a platform. Eight out of probably ten stones have been preserved. Though much smaller, the shape and orientation of the circle blend with the nearby Twelve Apostles and the other large ovals in Dumfriesshire.
The smallest stones are flush with the ground, while the two largest are standing and are 0.9 and 0.6 m high, respectively. The second stone with a circumference of about 3.0 m is to the west of the two that are close together. He is carrying a very small, possibly artificial, bowl . Most stones have natural depressions, but no bowls. The circle of about 23.0 m in diameter is mostly covered by dense bracken.
literature
- Aubrey Burl: A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press, New Haven CT et al. 2005, ISBN 0-300-11406-0 .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 2 ′ 51.5 " N , 3 ° 41 ′ 34.8" W.