Hill forts · North West England
Torhouse
Torhouse — archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Torhouse is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 54.8770°, -4.5225°.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
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Background
Description
The stone circle consists of nineteen granite boulders set on a slightly raised platform. 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. Three upright boulders stand in a line near the centre of the circle. The direction of the line of the three central stones is northeast to southwest. 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. There are also surviving remains of several burial cairns, and history records others long removed to build field dykes. The stone circle has not yet been…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8770, -4.5225
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG8 9DJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q939931 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Torhouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Torhouse Stone Circle 20080423.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Torhouse?
- Torhouse is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG8 9DJ).
- What is Torhouse?
- Torhouse — archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Torhouse?
- Drivers can use postcode DG8 9DJ.
- Who owns Torhouse?
- Torhouse is owned by Historic Environment Scotland.
- Is Torhouse a listed building?
- Torhouse is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Torhouse free to visit?
- Yes, Torhouse is free to enter.
- How do I get to Torhouse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG8 9DJ. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.