Twelve Apostles Stone Circle

Local nameTwelve Apostles
LocationDumfries and Galloway, UK

The Twelve Apostles is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland. It is similar in design to the stone circles of Cumbria, and is considered to be an outlier of this group. Its south-westerly arrangement aligns it with the midwinder sunset.It is a scheduled ancient monument.

Tags AccessibleMegalithArchaeological Site
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Apostles_Stone_Circle

Coordinates 55°5'52.178" N -3°39'6.001" E

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