Scheduled MonumentsScotlandGrange, cup and ring marked rocks
Cup and ring marked rocks

Grange, cup and ring marked rocks

Scotland
HES SM1025
Site type
Cup and ring marked rocks
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Grange Cup and Ring Marked Rocks is a Bronze Age or possibly earlier rock art site located in Kirkcudbrightshire, southwestern Scotland. The site comprises natural rock surfaces decorated with cup and ring motifs, a form of prehistoric rock art widespread across Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age, though some examples may originate in the Neolithic period. Cup and ring marks typically consist of circular depressions pecked into the stone surface, often surrounded by concentric rings and occasionally linked by grooves or channels. This type of artistic expression remains poorly understood, though the marks may have held ritual, territorial, or astronomical significance for prehistoric communities in the region.

Grange, cup and ring marked rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1025. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Grange, cup and ring marked rocks?

Grange Cup and Ring Marked Rocks is a Bronze Age or possibly earlier rock art site located in Kirkcudbrightshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1025.

Who is responsible for protecting Grange, cup and ring marked rocks?

Grange, cup and ring marked rocks 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 SM1025.

What other scheduled monuments are near Grange, cup and ring marked rocks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rocks, 605m SSW, 555m S and 545m SSE of High Grange (1 km), Blackhill,cup and ring marked rock 60m SE of (1 km), Drummore Farm,stone circle (1.5 km).

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