© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Cambret Moor is a cup and ring marked rock located 590 metres south-east of Cambret Hill in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. The rock bears the characteristic prehistoric rock art motifs of cup marks and concentric ring patterns, typologically associated with Bronze Age expression in Britain, though the precise dating of such carvings remains uncertain and may span a considerable chronological range. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation reference HES INSPIRE SM1009. Such decorated stones in south-western Scotland represent important evidence of prehistoric ritual activity and territorial marking within upland landscapes.
Cambret Moor, cup and ring marked rock 590m SE of Cambret Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1009. View the official record →
Cambret Moor is a cup and ring marked rock located 590 metres south-east of Cambret Hill in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1009.
Cambret Moor, cup and ring marked rock 590m SE of Cambret Hill 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 SM1009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 35m S of Cairnholy (3.5 km), High Auchenlarie, cairn 800m NW of (3.6 km), Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy (3.6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Cambret Moor, cup and ring marked rock 590m SE of Cambret Hill