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Rock ArtSite Name: CulnoagCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Village: Sorbie
Map Ref: NX41744693
Latitude: 54.792219N Longitude: 4.463031W
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 |
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| 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 |
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SolarMegalith visited on 22nd Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
This cup-and-ring marked rock surface is located between Doonhill and Culnoag farms. It is partly turf-covered, the motifs consist of nine cup-and-ring marks with up to six rings and +12 cup-marks.
Reference:
Morris, R. The Prehistoric Rock Art of Galloway and Isle of Man. Poole: Blandford Press (p. 91).
For more information also see Canmore ID 63209.
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