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Girdlestanes

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Girdlestanes is a stone circle in Dumfries and Galloway. The Albion Guide maps ten stone circles in the county; this is one of them. Loupin' Stanes and Seven Brethren, Whiteholme Rig are among the stone circles within 13.9 km. The nearest railway station is Lockerbie, 18.4 km to the south-west.

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