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<< Our Photo Pages >> Blackhill Cottage - Rock Art in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Thursday, 29 September 2016  Page Views: 1462

Rock ArtSite Name: Blackhill Cottage
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Townhead
Map Ref: NX69334663
Latitude: 54.797474N  Longitude: 4.034105W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Blackhill Cottage
Blackhill Cottage submitted by SolarMegalith : Cup with two rings near the top of the panel (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Dumfries and Galloway

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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Blackhill Cottage
Blackhill Cottage submitted by SolarMegalith : A general view of Blackhill Cottage panel (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Blackhill Cottage
Blackhill Cottage submitted by SolarMegalith : Cup with single ring near the southern edge of the panel (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Blackhill Cottage
Blackhill Cottage submitted by SolarMegalith : Rock art panel and view towards Blackhill Cottage (photo taken on September 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX6946 : Townhead Road by Colin Kinnear
by Colin Kinnear
©2008(licence)
NX6946 : Approaching Townhead by Peter Mackenzie
by Peter Mackenzie
©2017(licence)
NX6946 : Road junction at Townhead by Phil Catterall
by Phil Catterall
©2007(licence)
NX6946 : Former barracks by Helen Bowick
by Helen Bowick
©2010(licence)
NX6947 : Rough field near Townhead by Phil Catterall
by Phil Catterall
©2007(licence)

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 4.3km NNW 345° Stewartry Museum* Museum (NX68335086)
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