Girdle Stanes

The Girdle Stanes (grid reference NY 25351 96153) is a stone circle near Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway.

The western portion of the circle has been washed away by the White Esk, leaving 26 of an original 40 to 45 stones in a crescent.

[1][2][3] Unlike the majority of such sites in Dumfriesshire, the Girdle Stanes forms a true circle rather than an oval.

[1] Like Swinside, the tallest stones are positioned at the north of the circle, and there is an apparent entrance in the south-east.

[2][5] A line of stones leads north to the Loupin Stanes; it is possible that this is the remains of an avenue linking the two circles.