Activating publishing gives error

Hi I've created a site from a site template, when I try to activate SharePoint Server Publishing (under site actions) I get an error. I've already tried re-activating SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure (under Site Collection Administration). I had used page layouts previously but no longer using, however in the page layouts library they could still be in existance, I cant access Page Layout library from spd as cant switch publishing on. Could this have anything to do with error?

    [ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index]
   System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException() +78
   System.Collections.Generic.List`1.get_Item(Int32 index) +53
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiColumnValue.get_Item(Int32 index) +62
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PageLayout.get_AssociatedContentTypeId() +153
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PageLayout.get_AssociatedContentType() +75
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PageLayout.get_UIDisplayName() +239
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PageLayoutComparerByUIDisplayName.Compare(PageLayout x, PageLayout y) +34
   System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.SwapIfGreaterWithItems(T[] keys, IComparer`1 comparer, Int32 a, Int32 b) +153
   System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.QuickSort(T[] keys, Int32 left, Int32 right, IComparer`1 comparer) +249
   System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.Sort(T[] keys, Int32 index, Int32 length, IComparer`1 comparer) +216

[InvalidOperationException: Failed to compare two elements in the array.]
   System.Collections.Generic.ArraySortHelper`1.Sort(T[] keys, Int32 index, Int32 length, IComparer`1 comparer) +10157783
   System.Array.Sort(T[] array, Int32 index, Int32 length, IComparer`1 comparer) +299
   System.Array.Sort(T[] array, IComparer`1 comparer) +86
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingWeb.GetAvailablePageLayouts() +431
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.AreaProvisioner.InitializePublishingWebDefaults() +1805

[SPException: Provisioning did not succeed. Details: Failed to initialize some site properties for Web at Url: 'http://ift.tt/1rLzZ8T' OriginalException: Failed to compare two elements in the array.]
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.AreaProvisioner.InitializePublishingWebDefaults() +2444
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.AreaProvisioner.Provision() +989
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.<>c__DisplayClass4.<FeatureActivated>b__0() +2350
   Microsoft.Office.Server.Utilities.CultureUtility.RunWithCultureScope(CodeToRunWithCultureScope code) +231
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCode) +150
   Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties) +529
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) +26397174
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean fForce) +26393775
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) +28196111
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckSameScopeDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDependency featdep, SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependency, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fUpgrade, Boolean fForce, Boolean fMarkOnly) +28199946
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDependency featdep, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fUpgrade, Boolean fForce, Boolean fMarkOnly, FailureReason& errType) +416
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependencies(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fUpgrade, Boolean fForce, Boolean fThrowError, Boolean fMarkOnly, List`1& missingFeatures) +28199463
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependencies(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fUpgrade, Boolean fForce, Boolean fMarkOnly) +66
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) +28195945
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternalWithName(Guid featureId, String featureName, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope) +161
   Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.Add(Guid featureId, Boolean force, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope) +91
   Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FeatureActivator.ActivateFeature(Guid featid, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope) +699
   Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FeatureActivatorItem.BtnActivateFeature_Click(Object objSender, EventArgs evtargs) +140
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +115
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +140
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +29
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +2981