Whitcastles stone circle

{{Short description|Stone circle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland}}

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|image = Whitcastles Stone Circle - geograph.org.uk - 2165337.jpg

|alt = Photo of the stone circle amongst tree stumps

|caption = Whitcastles Stone Circle situated among the tree stumps of a felled Sitka plantation

|map_type = Scotland Dumfries and Galloway

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|location = Dumfriesshire

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|type = Stone circle

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|epochs = Bronze Age

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|designation1 = Scheduled monument

|designation1_date = 4 August 1937

|designation1_number = {{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM636|short=yes}}

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Whitcastles or Little Hartfell ({{gbmapping|NY 2240 8806}}) is a stone circle 6½ miles NE of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway. Nine fallen stones lie in an oval measuring 55m by 45m.{{Cite book|title = A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany|last = Burl|first = Aubrey|publisher = Yale University Press|year = 2005|location = New Haven; London|pages = 124}} The largest stones lie to the north and south of the circle; interest in cardinal points is a common feature in the stone circles of the Solway Firth. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1937.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM636|desc=Little Hartfell, stone circle 1010m NNW of Whitcastles Cottage|access-date=25 February 2019}}