Glenquicken stone circle

Glenquicken stone circle or Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle (grid reference NX50965821) is an oval stone circle with a central pillar, two miles east of Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway.^[1] The outer ring is formed of 29 stones.^[1] Aubrey Burl has called it "the finest of all centre-stone circles."^[1] It is a scheduled monument.^[2]

Glenquicken stone circle

Stone circle in 2009
Alternative name	Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle
Coordinates	54.896373°N 4.325507°W / 54.896373; -4.325507
Type	Stone circle
Scheduled monument
Official name	Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle
Type	Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
Designated	21 December 1934
Reference no.	SM1023

Two other circles to the north-west were marked on the Six-inch First Edition Ordnance Survey map.^[3] Alexander Thom planned these in 1939, but they are no longer visible.^[1]

See also

• Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
• List of stone circles
• Scheduled monuments in Dumfries and Galloway