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Rock ArtSite Name: Southannan 1 Alternative Name: Kaim Hill Cup & Rings, Diamond Hill Cup & RingsCountry: Scotland County: North Ayrshire Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Largs Nearest Village: Fairlie
Map Ref: NS21395390
Latitude: 55.745433N Longitude: 4.847055W
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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Rock Art in North Ayrshire
On the slopes of Kaim Hill there is a collection of Cup & Ring Markings, about 100m away from the peak of Diamond Hill.
This weathered rocky outcrop measures about 8m x 3m, and contains carvings that are between 2,500 ~ 3,500 years old, partly overgrown with Moss, this outcrop is about 140m above sea level and located just to the South of the woods on Diamond Hill.
First documented in 1896 by "J. Lamb", he records then that there was about twenty Cup Marks visible, with two having fairly well-defined Rings around them.
By 1956 when OS made a visit to the site, they record only 1 of the Cup Marks still having a Ring around it. But when "R.W.B. Morris" investigated the site in 1967 he found at least three Cups that had a Ring around them, and over a hundred Cups (Noting that there may be more covered by turf)
For more information : Canmore ID 41229
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