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Cup and ring marked rocks near Brockcleugh Cottage is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The site comprises natural rock surfaces bearing cup and ring markings, a form of prehistoric rock carving characteristic of the Bronze Age period, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC. Cup and ring marks consist of circular depressions surrounded by one or more concentric rings pecked into the rock face, and their precise ceremonial or practical purpose remains debated among archaeologists. This site represents an important example of prehistoric rock art in the south-west of Scotland and contributes to understanding Bronze Age symbolic and cultural practices in the region.
Brockcleugh Cottage,cup and ring marked rocks 600m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1005. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rocks near Brockcleugh Cottage is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1005.
Brockcleugh Cottage,cup and ring marked rocks 600m NNE 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 SM1005.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Milton,fort 235m NNE of (4.5 km), Grange, cup and ring marked rocks (5.4 km), Milton,fort 180m NNW of (5.4 km).
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