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Cambret Moor is a cup and ring marked rock located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, situated 590 metres south-east of Cambret Hill. The rock sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian era, which provides a natural stone surface suitable for carving. Cup and ring marks represent one of Scotland's most enigmatic Bronze Age rock art traditions, found across upland moorland and hillsides throughout the country. The precise purpose of these shallow circular depressions, often surrounded by concentric rings, remains debated amongst archaeologists, though theories range from ritual or territorial significance to practical astronomical or territorial markers.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland and recorded under the scheduled monument reference SM1009, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric activity in this region. The exposed moorland landscape of Kirkcudbrightshire has yielded numerous examples of cup and ring marked rocks, suggesting this area held particular significance during the Bronze Age. The carving technique, created by repeated percussion with harder stone tools, demonstrates the effort invested by ancient communities in marking this particular location on the Hawick Group bedrock.
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 in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, situated 590 metres south-east of Cambret Hill. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cambret Moor, cup and ring marked rock 590m SE of Cambret Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cambret Moor, cup and ring marked rock 590m SE of Cambret Hill stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.