The Standing Stones of Torhouse (also Torhousekie) are a stone circle of nineteen granite boulders on the land of Torhouse, three miles west of Wigtown, Scotland.
The stone circle consists of nineteen granite boulders set on a slightly raised platform.[1] The stones have a height ranging from about 0.6 metres to 1.5 metres and are arranged in a circle with a diameter of about 22 metres.[1] The larger stones, over 1 metre high, are on the southeast side.[2]
Three upright boulders stand in a line near the centre of the circle.[3] The direction of the line of the three central stones is northeast to southwest.[1]
Two stones stand 40 metres to the south-southeast of the stone circle, one large and the other small, and there is a stone row of three stones 130 metres to the east.[2] There are also surviving remains of several burial cairns, and history records others long removed to build field dykes.[2]
Local tradition maintains that the three large stones in the center of the circle contained the tomb of Galdus, a mythical Scottish king.[2][4] A similar story is told about one of the tombs at Cairnholy, also in Galloway.[5]
In the dyke on the south side of the road is a stone with a deep cavity which according to tradition, "the knowing never pass without depositing therein some pebble or gift to pass in peace".[6]
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Central setting of three stones
Torhousekie Stone Row, 130 metres east of the stone circle
torhouse, standing, stones, also, stone, circle, nineteen, granite, boulders, land, three, miles, west, wigtown, scotland, stone, circlekie, stone, circleshown, within, dumfries, gallowayalternative, namekielocationgallowaycoordinates54, 877472, 522639, 877472. The Standing Stones of Torhouse also Torhousekie are a stone circle of nineteen granite boulders on the land of Torhouse three miles west of Wigtown Scotland Torhouse Stone CircleTorhousekie stone circleShown within Dumfries and GallowayAlternative nameTorhousekieLocationGallowayCoordinates54 52 39 N 4 31 22 W 54 877472 N 4 522639 W 54 877472 4 522639TypeStone circleHistoryPeriodsNeolithic Bronze AgeSite notesOwnershipHistoric Environment ScotlandPublic accessYesScheduled monumentOfficial nameTorhouse Stone CircleReference no SM90304 Contents 1 Description 2 In folklore 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe stone circle consists of nineteen granite boulders set on a slightly raised platform 1 The stones have a height ranging from about 0 6 metres to 1 5 metres and are arranged in a circle with a diameter of about 22 metres 1 The larger stones over 1 metre high are on the southeast side 2 Three upright boulders stand in a line near the centre of the circle 3 The direction of the line of the three central stones is northeast to southwest 1 Two stones stand 40 metres to the south southeast of the stone circle one large and the other small and there is a stone row of three stones 130 metres to the east 2 There are also surviving remains of several burial cairns and history records others long removed to build field dykes 2 The stone circle has not yet been archaeologically excavated It probably dates to the Neolithic period or the Bronze Age 1 2 The Torhouse Stones are in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument 2 In folklore editLocal tradition maintains that the three large stones in the center of the circle contained the tomb of Galdus a mythical Scottish king 2 4 A similar story is told about one of the tombs at Cairnholy also in Galloway 5 In the dyke on the south side of the road is a stone with a deep cavity which according to tradition the knowing never pass without depositing therein some pebble or gift to pass in peace 6 Gallery edit nbsp Central setting of three stones nbsp Torhousekie Stone Row 130 metres east of the stone circleReferences edit a b c d Historic Environment Scotland Torhouse Stone Circle SM90304 Retrieved 29 March 2019 a b c d e f Torhouse Stone Circle History Historic Environment Scotland Retrieved 29 March 2019 Historic Environment Scotland Torhousekie 62843 Canmore Retrieved 14 August 2015 MacLeod I F 1986 Discovering Galloway John Donald p 213 Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns Historic Environemt Scotland Retrieved 29 March 2019 Carroll David 2013 Dumfries amp Galloway Curiosities The History Press ISBN 075248950X External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torhousekie Historic Environment Scotland Visitor guide54 52 38 90 N 4 31 21 50 W 54 8774722 N 4 5226389 W 54 8774722 4 5226389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torhouse amp oldid 1081965605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
