What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumfries, Greystone Park as Human Remains (period Unassigned), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone circle at Dumfries, Greystone Park likely had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to burial practices given the presence of human remains and a cinerary urn in the area. Local folklore may associate the site with ancient ancestral spirits or otherworldly beings, as is common with prehistoric monuments in Scotland.
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Places near here
Dumfries, Railway Signal BoxSignal Box (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 445 yd
Dumfries Station, FootbridgeFootbridge (period Unassigned) · 526 yd
Dumfries Station, Chargemans HutRailway Station (19th Century) · 601 yd
Gracefield Arts CentreMuseum · 613 yd
Dumfries, Station Road, Station HotelHotel (period Unassigned) · 628 yd
Dumfries War MemorialMemorial · 692 yd
Dumfries, Castle StreetFortified House (period Unassigned) · 1149 yd
Queensberry MonumentMemorial · 1150 yd
Mary: Dumfries, River NithSloop (19th Century) · 1450 yd
Robert Burns CentreMuseum · 1536 yd
Castledykes ParkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Mid CraigMountain / peak · 1.9 mi