<< Our Photo Pages >> Clauchandolly 1 - Rock Art in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Rock ArtSite Name: Clauchandolly 1 Alternative Name: Clauchendolly 1Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Map Ref: NX64244714
Latitude: 54.800702N Longitude: 4.113461W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 22nd Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
The main panel near Clauchandolly is decorated with three cup-and-ring marks (two of them with 4 and one with 5 rings) and an oval cartouche-like motif.
Reference:
Morris, R. (1979). The Prehistoric Rock Art of Galloway and the Isle of Man (p. 80).
For more information see: Canmore ID 63942 which records: "There are cup-and-ring marks ... on a gently sloping rock outrop 400 yds WSW of Claughandolly smithy, 60 yds from the NW field wall, 80 yds from the SW wall."
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