6/8/04- the largest of the now recumbent standing stones
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6/8/04- the largest of the stones with a moss and grass covered hump just behind it- stone number two!
6/8/04- the smallest of the stones with the larger two only about 4 m behind
6/8/04- the smaller of the three stones (95X87cm)
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Friday 6/8/04
Approximately 130 m WSW of the Giants Stones there are two, now recumbent, stones lying behind a row of trees next to the road. The largest is lying NE/SW and is 2 m long by 1.1 m wide by about 40 cm thick. There is more moss and lichen growth on the NE end of this huge stones- was this originally the top? Just 10 cm away, but now completely covered in moss and grass (and I only found it after stubbing my boot on it!) is another large stones- this one is approximately 1.6 m square. Just 4 m to the S of this pair, another smaller stone lies- 95 cm by 87 cm by 20 cm. There is no mention of three stones in either the Royal Commission or OS reports from 1956 to 1972. Could there possibly have stood another trio of standing stones just S of the Giants Stones?
RCAHMS 1967:
A quarter of a mile NE of Menzion farmhouse, the road to Tweedsmuir passes between two standing stones. The more northerly stone, situated 10 yds W of the roadway measures about 2 ft. 3 in square at ground level and stands to a height of 2 ft 6 in. The other stone is 25 yds SE of the first and 12 yds E of the roadway. It, too, is almost square on plan, measuring about 2 ft 2 in along each side at ground level, and stands to a height of 2 ft.
And the OS report from 1972;
There are no standing stones in the area which is now under forestry but at NT 0938 2388 are two weathered recumbent stones measuring 1.9m x 1.0m x 0.4m and 1.4m x 0.9m x 0.3m which may have formerly been erect.
An entry from Ancient Stones, an online database that covers most of the standing stones, stone circles and other stones found in South East Scotland. Each entry includes details, directions, photograph, folklore, parking and field notes on each location.
Sites within 20km of Menzion Standing Stones
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Giant’s Stone
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Nether Dod
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Hearthstane
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Megget Stone
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Drumelzier
photo 6 link 1 -
Langloch Knowe
photo 4 description 1 -
Cow Castle
photo 12 description 2 -
Nisbet, NE of Cow Castle
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White Hill
photo 7 description 1 -
Rotten Bottom
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Mitchelhill Rings
photo 17 description 2 -
White Coomb
photo 6 description 1 -
Henry’s Brae
photo 10 link 1 -
Tinnis Castle
photo 14 link 1 -
Cleuch Hill
photo 4 description 1 link 1 -
Lamington Hill
photo 5 description 1 link 1 -
Dreva Craig
photo 16 description 2 -
Normangill
photo 10 forum 1 description 1 -
Drumelzier Haugh
photo 4 description 3 -
Normangill Rigg
photo 3 description 1 -
Tail Burn
photo 6 description 1 -
Fall Hill
photo 2 description 1 -
Castle Crawford Farm Fort
photo 1 description 1 -
Langlaw Hill
photo 4 description 1 -
Devonshaw Hill
photo 18 description 2 -
Viaduct Plantation
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Bodsberry Hill
photo 1 description 1 -
Kirkton Fort and Settlement
photo 2 description 1 -
Arbory Hill
photo 21 description 4 -
Crookedstone
photo 10 description 1 -
Peatshiel Sike
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Castle Hill
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Kirkton Fort
photo 2 description 1 -
Bizzyberry Hill
photo 26 description 3 -
Air Cleuch
photo 4 description 1 -
Scaut Hill
photo 2 description 1 -
Tinto
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Pyked Stane Hill
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Park Knowe
photo 9 description 1 -
Quothquan Law
photo 6 description 1 -
The Mount
photo 2 description 1 -
Fallburn
photo 18 description 1 -
Black Hill
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Black Hill
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Cademuir Hill
photo 24 description 4 -
Sheriff Muir
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Kirkton Manor
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Dyke
photo 12 description 3 link 2