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<< Text Pages >> Soonhope Rock Art - Rock Art in Scotland in Scottish Borders

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Rock ArtSite Name: Soonhope Rock Art
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Scottish Borders Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Glenbield
Map Ref: NT269419
Latitude: 55.665086N  Longitude: 3.163608W
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
no data 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 Scottish Borders

A sandstone slab with 2 cup-and-ring marks measuring up to 10 cm in diameter.

Reference:
Morris, R.B.W. 1981. The Prehistoric Rock Art of Southern Scotland. Oxford: B.A.R. (p. 42).
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT2641 : Track into Soonhope by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2021(licence)
NT2641 : Gate into the forest, Soonhope by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
©2023(licence)
NT2641 : Logging near Glenbield by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
©2016(licence)
NT2641 : Forestry gate by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
©2009(licence)
NT2641 : Track, Soonhope by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2023(licence)

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 1.8km N 356° Soonhope cairn* Chambered Cairn (NT268437)
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 15.1km SSW 207° Manorhead Standing Stone (Menhir) (NT19862850)
 15.1km NNE 18° Yorkston Erratic Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NT31875620)
 15.3km SSW 212° Nethertown Stone Circle (NT185291)
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