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Blackhill is a cup and ring marked rock located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke deposited during the Wenlock period of the Silurian epoch. This grey, fine-grained sedimentary stone has weathered to provide a suitable surface for the prehistoric carvings that distinguish the site.
The rock bears cup and ring markings—a form of Bronze Age rock art comprising shallow circular depressions surrounded by concentric grooves pecked into the stone surface. Such motifs are found across the British Isles and beyond, though their precise purpose remains uncertain; they may have held ritual, territorial or astronomical significance. The Kirkcudbrightshire landscape contains a notable concentration of cup and ring marked rocks, suggesting this area held particular importance during the Bronze Age.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM1003, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and cultural practice in the region. The persistence of these carved marks across millennia reflects both the durability of the local Hawick wacke and the enduring human impulse to mark and modify the natural landscape.
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, south-western 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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Blackhill,cup and ring marked rock 60m SE of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.