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High Auchenlarie is a Bronze Age stone circle and cup-and-ring marked rock situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. The monument rests upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Silurian-age wacke formation typical of this region, which would have presented a substantial challenge to its Bronze Age builders. The stone circle itself represents a significant ritual or ceremonial focus of the second or first millennium BC, a period when such monuments were commonly erected across Scotland and northern Britain.
The cup-and-ring markings on the associated rock are a distinctive feature of Bronze Age rock art in this area. These pecked depressions, often with concentric rings radiating outward, appear across the landscape of south-west Scotland and remain enigmatic in purpose, though they are thought to hold ceremonial or symbolic significance. The combination of circle and marked stone at High Auchenlarie suggests a site of particular importance to its Bronze Age community.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland and scheduled under reference SM1027, recognising its significance as an archaeological resource. Its survival on open moorland landscape offers valuable evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practice in Kirkcudbrightshire, contributing to understanding of this formative period in Scotland's prehistory.
High Auchenlarie,stone circle & cup & ring marked rock 380m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1027. View the official record →
High Auchenlarie is a Bronze Age stone circle and cup-and-ring marked rock situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1027.
High Auchenlarie,stone circle & cup & ring marked rock 380m N of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle & cup & ring marked rock. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
High Auchenlarie,stone circle & cup & ring marked rock 380m N 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 SM1027.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Auchenlarie, cairn 800m NW of (0.8 km), Kirkclaugh, cross-slab 20m E of (1.3 km), Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of High Auchenlarie,stone circle & cup & ring marked rock 380m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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High Auchenlarie,stone circle & cup & ring marked rock 380m N of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.