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Rock ArtSite Name: Tormain Hill Alternative Name: Bonnington MainsCountry: Scotland County: Midlothian Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Ratho Nearest Village: Tormain Hill
Map Ref: NT12906967 Landranger Map Number: 65
Latitude: 55.912214N Longitude: 3.394981W
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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These cup and ring marked rocks, centred around NT 1290 6967, are recorded as Canmore ID 50365, a 1969 entry describing them as "several cup-and-ring markings have been found on outcropping rock surface on the highest point of Tormain Hill. They occur on eight outcrops in one area measuring c.15 yds by 7yds. The markings include plain cups, cups with rings, concentric circles and gutters." Later entries from 1985 and 2014 include a publication account and field visit, the latter having detailed descriptions of each of the panels.
This standing stone is also featured on The Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for Inscribed Stones, Tormain Hill, Ratho, which includes a description, directions for finding this stone together with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes.
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