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Submitted by Energyman on Saturday, 07 December 2019 Page Views: 2909

Rock ArtSite Name: Cairnholy 2 (Rock Art)
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Creetown Nearest Village: Carsluith
Map Ref: NX5177453889
Latitude: 54.857771N Longitude: 4.310679W
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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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Couplands visited on 21st Apr 2025 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5

markj99 visited on 7th Apr 2025 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 I have visited the Cairnholy Cairns so often I couldn't possibly list them so I recorded my last visit. It was only recently I took more interest in the cup markings on the N Portal stone. I resolved to visit in the soft early light. My resulting photos of the cups were the best I had captured. My pictures are available in the Cairnholy 2 (Rock Art) page.

Chappers60 visited on 13th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.33

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**Cairnholy 2 (Rock Art)** submitted by Energyman : Taken at night with the aid of an off-set torch (Vote or comment on this photo)

This is the sloping slab immediately (1m) to the west of the southern half of the main facade at Cairnholy 1 Chambered Cairn, Dumfries and Galloway. There is a cupmark with 5 partial rings, approx 18cm diameter, not easy to see in full light, easier with slanting torchlight. The Scottish Rock Art Project has given this the number 2 as it was previously unrecorded.
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