Twelve Apostles Stone Circle

This article is about the stone circle in Scotland. For the stone circle in England, see Twelve Apostles, West Yorkshire.

The Twelve Apostles
The largest of the stones
Coordinates55°05′52″N 3°39′06″W / 55.097804°N 3.651705°W / 55.097804; -3.651705
Designated1 April 1924
Reference no.SM641
Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Twelve Apostles Stone Circle
Location of The Twelve Apostles in Dumfries and Galloway

The Twelve Apostles (grid reference NX9470079400) is a large stone circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. It is the seventh largest stone circle in Britain and the largest on the mainland of Scotland.[1][2] It is similar in design to the stone circles of Cumbria, and is considered to be an outlier of this group.[3] Its south-westerly arrangement aligns it with the midwinter sunset.[1]

It is a scheduled ancient monument.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Stell, G. (1996) Exploring Scotland's Heritage: Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh: The Stationery Office, p. 170
  3. ^ Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 197. ISBN 0300083475. caras.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Twelve Apostles,stone circle (SM641)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.