The Loupin Stanes

Loupin Stanes

Nearest Town: Eskdalemuir

OS Grid Reference: NY 25 96

Directions: Leave the M6 at Lockerbie and follow the B723 to Eskdalemuir. Drive through and leave, heading south, on the B709. In around a mile there is a signed parking space on the left for 2 cars with a useful information board. The stones are in the field across the road, with further signposts to the Girdle Stanes.

Site notes: Expect to spend an hour just doing the round trip from Lockerbie, in addition to the time spent at the sites, it’s a way off the beaten track, but rewards the effort. The Loupin Stanes are the smaller of the 2 circles here, a compact ring of stones on a terrace above the river White Esk in the middle of a valley with beautiful hills all around.

The walk to the Girdle Stanes is signposted and easy to follow along the field boundary. It can be a little boggy though so don’t wear your best brogues but the approach is worth it as the next circle opens up beneath you.

loupin stanes

View from the road.

View from the road.

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