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Rock ArtSite Name: Blairbuy 2 Alternative Name: Larroch Cup and RingsCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Wigtown Nearest Village: Monreith
Map Ref: NX37284117 Landranger Map Number: 83
Latitude: 54.739080N Longitude: 4.529096W
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 The cup and ring markings on the panel were faint but there were several large cup markings visible.
For more information see Blairbuy 2 on ScotlandsPlaces and Canmore ID 62768.
Blairbuy 2 is sited in a field on Blairbuy farm near to Monreith. The farm is mainly arable land with a dairy herd.
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