Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:32, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle edit

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... that Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle (pictured) has the longest recumbent stone of any recumbent stone circle?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Salve Regina (Pärt)

Created by Prioryman (talk). Self-nominated at 07:28, 8 May 2015 (UTC).

It is of 1497, you have to make it of 1500. RRD13 দেবজ্যোতি (talk) 16:24, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

@Royroydeb: I can't believe I overlooked that! Fixed now. Prioryman (talk) 19:12, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

The image seems to be missing from the nomination. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, I added one originally but it didn't work so I removed it, but evidently forgot to take out the "pictured". Fixed now. Prioryman (talk) 06:46, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

There are some problems with this nomination. For a start, the article says it is the largest such stone in Scotland while your hook states largest in the British Isles. The hook fact does not have an inline citation but is presumably covered by the #2 reference. Trying to check for the fact I searched for "Kirkton of Bourtie" and "Bourtie" in the source book without success. The article also states that the stone is "aligned with the setting point of the moon", but both the sun and the moon set at a variety of points of the compass ranging from south of southwest to north of northwest! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:13, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: I have a hard copy of the source book, so I can confirm that the hook fact is covered by the #2 reference. The circle is said to be "remarkable in [having] the longest of all such stones". (Note that I've changed "largest" to "longest" in the hook. I've also decided to take out "in the British Isles" as it's redundant - recumbent stone circles are only found in the British Isles). As for the alignment, Burl says the recumbent stone "would have been quite well aligned on the major southern moonset". I've changed the wording in the article to reflect this, as it seems to be a bit more specific than just the setting point of the moon. Prioryman (talk) 17:40, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Right then, this article is new enough and marginally long enough. The hook facts are sourced, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

The image, added since I approved this nomination, has a suitable license. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 10 May 2015 (UTC)