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<< Text Pages >> Leakin Hill Cup and Rings - Rock Art in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

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Rock ArtSite Name: Leakin Hill Cup and Rings
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Wigtown  Nearest Village: Whithorn
Map Ref: NX465366  Landranger Map Number: 83
Latitude: 54.700948N  Longitude: 4.383611W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX4636 : Wall, Leakin Hill by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2008(licence)
NX4636 : Track to Leakin Hill by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2012(licence)
NX4637 : The B7004 to Isle by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2008(licence)
NX4636 : Bath in a field by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2022(licence)
NX4637 : B7004 to the Isle of Whithorn by Andy Farrington
by Andy Farrington
©2010(licence)

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