Glenquicken Moor (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Glenquicken Moor (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Rocky Knoll c. 50 yards ENE of Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Image of Glenquicken Moor (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone viewed from NE.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Image of Glenquicken Moor (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone viewed from NE.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Image of Glenquicken Moor (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone viewed from NE (Yardstick for Scale).

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Image of Glenquicken Moor (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone viewed from SW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Jul 13, 2023

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Glenquicken Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir

markj99 Jul 13, 2023

Visited 08.07.23

Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone is located on Glenquicken Moor, N of Garrochar Tree Farm, c. 2 miles E of Creetown. Canmore ID 63672 describes the stone as a “thin broad whinstone slab”. The stone’s dimensions, taken from Canmore, are 3 feet 6 inches high by 3 feet 4 inches broad by 6 inches thick. The broad faces are on a NE-SW Axis.

The stone is hard to find in summer due to a sea of ferns. I walked c. 50 yards SSW from the rocky knoll at NX 51610 58608 to find the hidden stone.
Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone is difficult to access due to its proximity to Garrochar Tree Farm. The route to Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone is short but is tricky underfoot, over rough ground for half of it. A detour is required round Garrocher Tree Farm’s high fences. My route is viewable on Glenquicken Moor Standing Stone.

Sites within 20km of Glenquicken Moor

Glenquicken

Stone Circle • 0.73km WSW

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8

3
Glenquicken Cist

Cist • 0.86km WSW

10

3
Cambret Moor

Cairn(s) • 1.68km ESE

10

1

1
Cambret Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.7km ESE

7

3

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn North

Chambered Cairn • 1.88km ESE

2

1

1
Cauldside Burn Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 1.91km ESE

2

1

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.99km ESE

7

1
Cauldside Burn

Stone Circle • 1.99km ESE

8

2

1
Blackmyre Moor

Natural Rock Feature • 2.34km SSW

4

1
Blackmyre Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.45km SW

1

1
Claughreid

Stone Circle • 2.59km SSE

12

4

1
White Cairn, Chapelton

Cairn(s) • 2.72km W

2

1

1
Bagbie Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.81km SW

11

2

2
Bagbie Four Poster

Stone Circle • 2.81km SW

7

2
Bagbie Wall Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.85km SW

5

1

1
Bagbie Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.96km SW

6

2
Cairnharrow

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.01km E

14

1

1

3
Cairnharrow

Cairn(s) • 3.02km ESE

7

3

1
Cairnholy 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.51km SSE
Cairnholy 06

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.6km SSE

1
Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.68km SSE
Cairnholy 05

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.78km SSE

2
Cairnholy 08

Cup Marked Stone • 3.88km SSE

1
Kirkmabreck

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.96km SW

13

1
Cairnholy 04

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.98km SSE

1
Cairnholy 09

Cup Marked Stone • 4.08km SSE

5
Cairnholy 03

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.3km SSE
Kirkmuir 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.39km S

1
Cairnholy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.46km SSE

3

1

1
Kirkmuir 3

Cup Marked Stone • 4.48km S

1
Doon of Carsluith

Hillfort • 4.5km SSW

7

1
Whiteside

Cup Marked Stone • 4.57km E

2

1
Kirkmuir 1a & 1b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.58km S

1
Kirkmuir 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.58km S

1
Kirkmuir

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.59km S

1

2
Barholm 3

Cup Marked Stone • 4.6km SE

1

1
Upper Newton 4

Cup Marked Stone • 4.6km ESE
Upper Newton 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.68km ESE

3

1
Cairnholy

Chambered Cairn • 4.68km SSE

98

1

3

15

6
Cairnholy 01 & 02

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.68km SSE

6

1

1

1
Kirkdale Mains Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 4.79km S

1
Cairn of Knockglass

Cairn(s) • 4.81km W

9

2
Upper Newton 2

Cup Marked Stone • 5.06km E

5
Upper Newton 3

Cup Marked Stone • 5.12km ESE

4
Bardristane 4

Cup Marked Stone • 5.25km SE

6
Bardristane 3

Cup Marked Stone • 5.27km SE

3
Kirkdale House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.28km SSE

1

1

1
Barholm 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.28km SSE

1
Bardristane 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.3km SE

4

1
Lagganmullan 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.54km ESE

2
Lagganmullan 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.58km E

4
Barholm 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.6km SSE

1
Lagganmullan 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.64km E

13
High Auchenlarie

Stone Circle • 5.67km SE

1
High Auchenlarie

5.68km SE

9

1
Lagganmullan 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.68km ESE
Lagganmullan 7

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.68km ESE

2
Lagganmullan 7a

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.68km ESE

5
Lagganmullan 7b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.68km ESE

3
Lagganmullan 7d

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.68km ESE

5
Lagganmullan 7c

Cup Marked Stone • 5.68km ESE

2
Lagganmullan 2

Cup Marked Stone • 5.8km E

6
Lagganmullan House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.91km E

1

2
Lagganmullan 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.96km E
Lagganmullan 8

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.08km E

10

1
Lagganmullan 9

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.08km E

6
Lagganmullan 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.08km E

3
Laggan Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.34km ESE

2

1
Rutherford’s Witnesses

Natural Rock Feature • 6.35km E

4

2
Kirkclaugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.36km SE

1
Kirkclaugh

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.53km SE

1

1

1
Newton Farm

6.65km ESE

1
Cairnsmore of Fleet

Cairn(s) • 6.82km NNW

12

4
Knee of Cairnsmore

Cairn(s) • 6.83km NNW

7

2
Newton Farm Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 7.02km ESE

5

2

1
Rutherford’s Well

Sacred Well • 7.19km E

4

2

1
Newton Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.19km ESE

1

2
Mossyard 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.7km SE

5

1

1
Trusty’s Hill

Hillfort • 7.73km E

8

2

3
Mossyard 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.74km SE

6

1

2
Mossyard

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.75km SE

15

2

4
Harper’s Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.2km E

9

1
Billy Marshall’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.55km NW

7

1
Cairnhouse E

Cairn(s) • 9.78km WSW

3

2
Bladnoch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.18km WSW

6

3

1
Cairnhouse W

Cairn(s) • 10.35km WSW

6

1
High Baltersan

Cairn(s) • 10.65km W

6

3

1
North Balfern HillFort

Hillfort • 10.9km SW

2
Penkiln

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11km SSW

29

1

2
Culscadden

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.01km SSW

7

1
North Balfern

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.12km SW

4

1

1
Kirroughtree House E

Cairn(s) • 11.32km WNW

3

1

1
Lessons

Cairn(s) • 11.41km W

6

2

2
Kirroughtree House W

Cairn(s) • 11.42km WNW

4

1

1
Kirroughtree House

Cairn(s) • 11.44km WNW

1
Kirroughtree House N

Cairn(s) • 11.53km WNW

3

1

1
Newton Stewart Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.09km W

2

2
Redbrae

Cist • 12.63km WSW

3
Castle Haven

Cliff Fort • 12.88km ESE

5

1
Cunningham

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.32km WSW

3

1

1
Tongue Croft

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.38km ESE

16

1

1
Torhousekie

Stone Circle • 13.4km WSW

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1

13

4
Torhousekie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.4km WSW

17

3
Glengap House

Cup Marked Stone • 13.59km ENE

1
Cairn Hill (Barraer)

Cairn(s) • 13.61km W

7

2
Claunch

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.63km SW

13

1

1

1
Torhousekie Farm

Cairn(s) • 13.75km WSW

7

2

1
Torhousekie

Cairn(s) • 13.75km WSW

4

2

2
Auchenhay

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.93km E

2
Broughton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.18km SSW

18

1

1

2
Arden Fort

Hillfort • 14.98km E

4

1

2
The Doon (Twynholm)

Hillfort • 15km E

5

1

1
Boreland

Chambered Cairn • 15.15km WNW

10

4

2
Hole Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.19km WSW

7

5

1
White Cairn, Crouse

Cairn(s) • 15.19km WSW

3

1

2
Culnoag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.26km SW

6

1
Ingle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.28km E

3

1
Borgue

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.78km ESE

5

1
Boreland

Cairn(s) • 15.88km WSW

2

2
Barclye Rocking Stone

Rocking Stone • 15.9km WNW

6

1
Drumwhirn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.91km WNW

3

1

1
White Cairn, Clatteringshaws

Cairn(s) • 16.03km N

2

1

1
Cairn Wood (Barskeoch)

Cairn(s) • 16.15km W

15

2
Barclye Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.18km WNW

13

1

1
White Cairn, Boreland

Cairn(s) • 16.2km WSW

5

1

1
Boreland

Standing Stones • 16.31km WSW

2

2
Drannandow Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.38km WNW

5
Rorie Gill’s Cairn

Round Cairn • 16.54km WNW

7
High Nunton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.55km E

4

1
Drannandow

Chambered Tomb • 16.62km WNW

25

1
Drumfern

Stone Circle • 16.92km WNW

11

1
Culgarie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.94km SW

8

3

1
Drumfern

Cairn(s) • 16.99km WNW

7
Clauchendolly

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.03km ESE

51

1

2
Blair Hill

Standing Stones • 17.1km WNW

18

2

1
Drannandow W

Cairn(s) • 17.12km WNW

5

1

1
Giant’s Dike

Hillfort • 17.22km ENE

5

1

1
Senwick 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.66km ESE

5
Gallows Outon 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.79km SSW

2

2
Senwick 4

Cup Marked Stone • 17.85km ESE

8
Clash

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.86km ESE

8

1

2
Gallows Outon 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.9km SSW

2

2
Brighouse Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.93km ESE

5

1
Barhoise

Cairn(s) • 18.15km W

7

1

1
Shennanton SE

Cairn(s) • 18.19km W

6

1

1
Clatteringshaws

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.25km N

1

1
Park of Tongland

Standing Stones • 18.44km E

2

4

1
Shennanton NW

Cairn(s) • 18.52km W

4

1

1
Bruce’s Stone (Clatteringshaws)

Natural Rock Feature • 18.68km N

3

1

1
Park of Tongland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.94km E

1

1
Little Balsmith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.37km S

8
Whithorn

Bullaun Stone • 19.7km SSW

2
Big Balcraig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.86km SW

3

1

3