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Blackhill is a cup and ring marked rock located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. The stone bears the characteristic Bronze Age rock art motifs of cups and rings, a form of prehistoric marking found across Britain and Ireland, typically dating to the second millennium BCE. Cup and ring marked rocks such as this example served purposes that remain subject to scholarly interpretation, though they are understood to have held significance within Bronze Age communities, possibly related to ritual, territorial marking, or astronomical observation. The survival of these rock art panels provides important evidence for understanding the cultural practices and artistic traditions of prehistoric Scotland.
Blackhill,cup and ring marked rock 60m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1003. View the official record →
Blackhill is a cup and ring marked rock located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1003.
Blackhill,cup and ring marked rock 60m SE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1003.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rocks, 605m SSW, 555m S and 545m SSE of High Grange (0.5 km), Drummore Farm,stone circle (0.8 km), Dunrod, homestead moat, village & church site (0.9 km).
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