Glenquicken stone circle
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AlternativenameBilly Diamond's Bridge stone circle
TypeStone circle
 Stone circle in 2009 | |
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| Alternative name | Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle |
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| Coordinates | 54°53′47″N 4°19′32″W / 54.896373°N 4.325507°W |
| Type | Stone circle |
| Official name | Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle |
| Type | Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring |
| Designated | 21 December 1934 |
| Reference no. | SM1023 |
Glenquicken stone circle or Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle (grid reference NX50965821) is an oval stone circle with a central pillar, two miles east of Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway.[1] The outer ring is formed of 29 stones.[1] Aubrey Burl has called it "the finest of all centre-stone circles."[1] It is a scheduled monument.[2]
Two other circles to the north-west were marked on the Six-inch First Edition Ordnance Survey map.[3] Alexander Thom planned these in 1939, but they are no longer visible.[1]