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Rock ArtSite Name: Swordale HillCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Dingwall Nearest Village: Evanton
Map Ref: NH5772066156
Latitude: 57.662736N Longitude: 4.386577W
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 |
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The majority of the cup-marked stones, as well as the henge, have been identified and recorded by Tain man Douglas Scott who says all the evidence suggests the hill was once a "ritual centre of some significance".
He has lodged his findings with the Highland Historic Environment Record, the Royal Commission of Ancient Monuments and has produced a photographic guide, Druim Mor Cupmarks, which he has sent to ARCH Highland in Dingwall.
The area at Druim Mor ridge is scheduled which means it is protected by law and can’t be excavated without the proper permission.
Douglas now wants to encourage people to get a copy of his guid to find out more about the ancient rock art there. "This is information for everybody, it belongs to us all," he said.
Free Download: Dougie Scott's guide to the cup and ring marks. (PDF, 20MB)
Read more in the: Ross-shire Journal
Note: 28 rock art panels found near Dingwall, Ross-shire, guide available for download
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