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Stellock Cup and Ring Marked Rocks ENE of Monreith is a Bronze Age rock art site situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The carvings occupy natural wacke bedrock of the Hawick Group, Wenlock age, which forms part of the Southern Uplands geology of this region. Cup and ring marks represent one of the earliest forms of monumental art in Britain, typically created during the Bronze Age by pecking or grinding stone surfaces to create circular depressions, often with concentric rings around them. The precise purpose of such markings remains unknown, though they may have held ritual, territorial or calendrical significance for prehistoric communities.
The site's location on solid wacke bedrock has provided a durable canvas for these carvings to survive over three millennia. The exposure and weathering of the stone surface has shaped how the marks appear today, with the naturally rough texture of the wacke influencing their preservation and visibility. The Monreith locality lies within an area rich in prehistoric archaeology, reflecting Bronze Age settlement patterns across the upland and coastal margins of Dumfries and Galloway.
The rock art is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1949, recognising its archaeological and cultural significance as evidence of early artistic expression and spiritual practices among Bronze Age communities in south-west Scotland.
Stellock,cup & ring marked rocks ENE of,Monreith is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1949. View the official record →
Stellock Cup and Ring Marked Rocks ENE of Monreith is a Bronze Age rock art site situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1949.
Stellock,cup & ring marked rocks ENE of,Monreith 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 SM1949.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fell of Barhullion,fort 550m S of (0.5 km), The Wren's Egg, two standing stones 18m ENE and two standing stones 406m SSE of (1 km), Kirkmaiden,church & burial ground (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stellock,cup & ring marked rocks ENE of,Monreith's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stellock,cup & ring marked rocks ENE of,Monreith stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.