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Eggerness carved stones is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art site located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument comprises carved stones situated approximately 750 metres south-west of Eggerness. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4678.
The stones rest upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of greywacke laid down during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock provided a suitable surface for the creation of prehistoric rock carvings. The local geology of Wigtownshire, dominated by these ancient deposits, would have been familiar to the communities who carved the stones over four millennia ago.
The monument is representative of the widespread tradition of rock art found throughout Scotland during prehistory. Such carved stones often feature simple geometric motifs and cup marks, serving purposes that remain partially understood but may relate to ritual, territorial marking or ceremonial practice. The survival of the carvings on this exposed site demonstrates the durability of marks cut into the resilient greywacke bedrock of south-west Scotland.
Eggerness,carved stones 750m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4678. View the official record →
Eggerness carved stones is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art site located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4678.
Eggerness,carved stones 750m SW 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 SM4678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garlieston, Mulberry harbour remains 2070m ENE, 1035m E and 1860m S of (2.8 km), Broughton Mains,cup & ring marked rocks (3.3 km), Sorbie,Old Tower of (3.6 km).
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Eggerness,carved stones 750m SW of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.