<< Our Photo Pages >> Naga Stupa(cairn) - Modern Stone Circle etc in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
Submitted by lynswan on Wednesday, 23 July 2008 Page Views: 6645
Modern SitesSite Name: Naga Stupa(cairn)Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.131 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: langholm Nearest Village: bentpath
Map Ref: NT246001
Latitude: 55.289224N Longitude: 3.188801W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
This is a modern cairn (Stupa in Tibetan) built at Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in 1996 from local stone, concrete and crystals gathered from around the site where they had been left as offerings to the various Buddha images.
It is placed as an offering to the Nagas (protective water spirits) at the spot where Moodlaw Burn, seen here directly behind the cairn, joins the White Esk which runs from left to right of this photo. There is another watersmeet 2km south of Castle O'er where the White Esk joins the Black Esk. This can be seen from the humpbacked road bridge and car park next to it and was traditionally a place for weddings/handfastings to be celebrated.
You can get to Samye Ling by car or bus and if you start on the Temple steps and walk straight ahead, across the car park and down a track behind the cafe, keep going down to the river and there it is.
This is a lovely peaceful place to visit and I would also recommend a visit to Fairy Hill, just across the road and tea and cake in the Tibetan Tea Rooms.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
©2010(licence)
©2013(licence)
©2013(licence)
©2010(licence)
©2018(licence)
The above images may not be of the site on this page, they are loaded from Geograph.
Please Submit an Image of this site or go out and take one for us!
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
3.6km SSE 161° Loupin' Stanes NW* Stone Circle (NY25709663)
3.7km SSE 161° Loupin' Stanes SE* Stone Row / Alignment (NY25729660)
4.0km SSE 168° Girdle Stanes* Stone Circle (NY2535196153)
4.6km S 175° Bessie's Hill Fort* Hillfort (NY2490095540)
4.6km S 175° Bessie's Hill Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (NY249955)
6.6km S 179° Over Rig* Misc. Earthwork (NY2455693475)
7.0km SSE 168° King Shaw's Grave* Cairn (NY25939320)
7.3km S 182° Castle O'er Fort* Hillfort (NY2419092850)
7.6km SSE 165° Bank Head Hill Ancient Village or Settlement (NY2648992760)
7.8km S 178° The Knowe* Ancient Village or Settlement (NY24799226)
8.2km SSE 163° Green Hill (Lyneholm)* Misc. Earthwork (NY26939223)
9.0km SSE 162° White Birren* Hillfort (NY27329148)
9.6km S 173° Bailiehill Fort* Hillfort (NY2558090520)
10.0km SSE 151° Bogle Walls* Hillfort (NY29249124)
11.4km WSW 248° Kirkhill* Stone Circle (NY1397895929)
11.6km SSE 149° Boonies Ancient Village or Settlement (NY304900)
11.8km S 190° Kirkslight Rig Stone Circle (NY223885)
11.9km SSE 147° Westerkirk Stone Circle (NY3190)
12.1km WSW 251° St Cuthbert's Church (Wamphray)* Ancient Cross (NY1307096462)
12.2km S 189° Whitcastles* Stone Circle (NY22408806)
12.3km WSW 252° Wamphray Place* Misc. Earthwork (NY12829648)
12.8km NW 318° Peatshiel Sike* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NT16190972)
13.1km E 89° Wrangway Burn* Rock Art (NT377001)
13.1km SSE 153° Shaw Hill (Westerkirk) Hillfort (NY30458834)
13.2km WSW 253° Pumplaburn* Cairn (NY11869644)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.