<< Our Photo Pages >> Blairbuy 1 - Rock Art in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Rock ArtSite Name: Blairbuy 1Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Wigtown Nearest Village: Monreith
Map Ref: NX371413 Landranger Map Number: 83
Latitude: 54.740189N Longitude: 4.531962W
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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markj99 visited on 27th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 As far as I can remember Blairbuy 1 was easy to find and easier to photograph than most cup and ring markings.
For more information see Blairbuy 1 on ScotlandsPlaces and Canmore ID 62793.
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