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<< Text Pages >> Bombie 1 - Rock Art in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Thursday, 13 October 2016  Page Views: 1450

Rock ArtSite Name: Bombie 1
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Kirkcudbright
Map Ref: NX72294994
Latitude: 54.827964N  Longitude: 3.989554W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Rock Art in Dumfries and Galloway

A turf-covered cup with seven rings located few meters west of an old quarry.

Canmore entry.

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 207m E 99° Bombie North* Rock Art (NX7249449901)
 243m ESE 118° Bombie 3* Rock Art (NX7250349821)
 278m SE 135° Bombie 2* Rock Art (NX7248049736)
 694m S 172° Castlecreavie Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (NX72374925)
 1.0km SSE 164° Castlecreavie Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NX72544894)
 1.0km SSE 163° Castlecreavie Rock Art* Rock Art (NX7255748944)
 1.5km SE 135° Newlaw Hill* Rock Art (NX73324887)
 1.7km SW 233° High Banks Farm* Rock Art (NX70914895)
 1.8km SSW 212° Galtway Hill Cairn (NX71294845)
 1.9km WSW 254° High Banks Northern Cairn* Cairn (NX70454947)
 2.0km WSW 251° High Banks Southern Cairn* Cairn (NX70394934)
 2.9km NNW 329° Culdoach* Rock Art (NX70835250)
 3.7km W 281° Kirkcudbright Standing Stones* Standing Stones (NX6870450736)
 3.9km SW 221° Townhead* Rock Art (NX69644705)
 4.0km WNW 284° Soaperie Gardens Well (Kirkcudbright)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX6843251039)
 4.1km WNW 281° Stewartry Museum* Museum (NX68335086)
 4.1km W 271° Butter Well (Kirkcudbright) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX6821250148)
 4.2km SW 233° Grange 3 (Dumfries and Galloway)* Rock Art (NX6883947526)
 4.3km W 281° Mercat Cross (Kirkcudbright)* Ancient Cross (NX6807650896)
 4.4km NW 320° Carse Moat* Hillfort (NX69555336)
 4.4km SW 220° Blackhill Cottage* Rock Art (NX69334663)
 4.7km SE 128° St Glassen's Well (Rerrick) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX75964691)
 5.1km WSW 256° Monk's Well (Kirkcudbright) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX6730048892)
 5.3km SW 219° Drummore Castle* Stone Circle (NX688459)
 5.3km SW 219° Drummore* Stone Circle (NX688459)
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