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Blackshaw Quarry cup and ring marked rock is a Bronze Age rock art panel located approximately 320 metres south of Blackshaw Quarry near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The rock bears cup and ring markings, a form of prehistoric rock art comprising cupule depressions surrounded by concentric rings pecked into the stone surface, which are commonly found across upland areas of Britain and Ireland and typically date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The carvings represent an important example of the ritual or territorial expressions of prehistoric communities in south-western Scotland, though the precise function and chronology of such markings remain subjects of scholarly debate. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland national record system under reference SM4429 and forms part of the wider distribution of cup and ring rock art sites across Ayrshire.
Blackshaw Quarry,cup & ring marked rock 320m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4429. View the official record →
Blackshaw Quarry cup and ring marked rock is a Bronze Age rock art panel located approximately 320 metres south of Blackshaw Quarry near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4429.
Blackshaw Quarry,cup & ring marked rock 320m S 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 SM4429.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knock Jargon,cairn & fort (1.1 km), Bushglen Mount,ENE of Bushglen (2.5 km), Boydston Braes,motte (3.7 km).
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