Glenquicken Stone Circle – Creetown, Scotland - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

Glenquicken Stone Circle

Creetown, Scotland

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site. 

View all photos
Glenquicken Stone Circle in the mist katielou106 (Atlas Obscura User)
Glenquicken Stone Circle in the mist katielou106 (Atlas Obscura User)
Glenquicken Stone Circle katielou106 (Atlas Obscura User)
The central standing pillar stone katielou106 (Atlas Obscura User)
6
86
Top Places in Scotland
Fingal's Cave
Fingal's Cave
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
The Italian Chapel
Orkney, Scotland
Up Helly Aa
Lerwick, Scotland
 See All

Also known as Billy Diamond’s Bridge Stone Circle, Glenquicken is an oval stone circle with a single central pillar standing 1.6 meters tall. The central stone is cobbled. The outer ring was originally formed from 29 stones, but today only 28 remain, with a gap to the western side indicating where the stone was removed. The circle has a 28-meter diameter, with the stones being taller on the southeastern arc.

The British archaeologist Aubrey Burl has referred to Glenquicken as “the finest of all centre-stone circles”.

Two other stone circles to the northwest are no longer visible. There is also a cist burial to the west, it is thought to have originally been covered with a cairn which has now been removed.

Atlas Obscura Trips

NEW - Flavors of Scotland: Beyond the Haggis

Smoked seafood, single malt whisky, and warm hospitality.
Book Now
standing stones neolithic stone
Community Contributors
katielou106
Added by
katielou106
SEANETTA
Edited by
SEANETTA
Published
April 7, 2022
Edit this listing
Make an Edit Add Photos
Nearby
Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn I & II
2.73 miles
Big Water of Fleet Viaduct
4.82 miles
Martyr's Stake
4.85 miles
Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.
Near This Place
Scotland

Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn I & II

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.
Big Water of Fleet viaduct
Dumfries, Scotland

Big Water of Fleet Viaduct

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.
Martyr's Stake
Wigtown, Scotland

Martyr's Stake

A scene of a heinous act during a troubled period of Scottish history.
The Open Book.
Wigtown, Scotland

The Open Book

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.
Related Places
Blieskastel, Germany

Gollenstein

After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.
Lochgilphead, Scotland

Stane Alane Standing Stone

A mysterious solitary standing stone from the Neolithic period.
Carn Goedog
Eglwyswrw, Wales

Carn Goedog

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
Looking in from the gap left by the missing stone
Duddo, England

Duddo Five Stones

There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.
In partnership with KAYAK

Plan Your Trip

From Around the Web