Lochmaben Stone
The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith on the shore of the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies by the mouth of the Kirtle Water, near the town of Gretna.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: megalith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Lochmaben Stone,standing stone & stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raydale Park and Gretna Green railway station.
Raydale Park
Sports venue
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008. Raydale Park is situated 4,000 feet north of Lochmaben Stone.
Gretna Green railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna Green is a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line, which runs between Carlisle and Glasgow Central via Kilmarnock. The station, situated 9 miles 58 chains north-west of Carlisle, serves the town of Gretna and village of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Gretna Green railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Lochmaben Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gretna and Metal Bridge.
Gretna
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gretna, together with Gretna Green, is a border town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 3400 in 2022; the name refers to grit or gravel.
Metal Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road. The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house of the same name, on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish. Metal Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of Lochmaben Stone.
Rockcliffe
Village
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden. Rockcliffe is situated 4 miles southeast of Lochmaben Stone.
Lochmaben Stone
- Categories: standing stone and historic site
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9828° or 54° 58′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.07638° or 3° 4′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6RXWMF+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 2362435745OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6665147
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Welsh—“Lochmaben Stone” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Lochmaben Stone”
- Welsh: “Carreg Lochmaben”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gretna 2008 FC and St Andrew’s Church of Scotland, Central Avenue, Gretna.
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