<< Our Photo Pages >> Blackhill Cottage - Rock Art in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Rock ArtSite Name: Blackhill CottageCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Village: Townhead
Map Ref: NX69334663
Latitude: 54.797474N Longitude: 4.034105W
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 |
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SolarMegalith visited on 20th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
This rock art panel is located SE of Blackhill Cottage in Kirkcudbrightshire. Some of the motifs have been partly damaged by quarrying, but few cups with single rings and a cup with two rings are still visible.
For more information see Canmore entry 63904 which says: "The markings now visible here are three cups-and-rings, with one, two, and three rings respectively, up to 21cm in diameter, two sets complete, one broken off at the edge, a basin 15cm in diameter, and at least nine cups."
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