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Big Balcraig,cup and ring marked rocks 650m WNW of and 600m NNW of

A Scheduled Monument in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7646 / 54°45'52"N

Longitude: -4.5295 / 4°31'46"W

OS Eastings: 237357

OS Northings: 544007

OS Grid: NX373440

Mapcode National: GBR HJ53.RZ2

Mapcode Global: WH3VC.DHBR

Entry Name: Big Balcraig,cup and ring marked rocks 650m WNW of and 600m NNW of

Scheduled Date: 7 November 1994

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM90032

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art

Location: Glasserton

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Description

The monument consists of two Bronze Age cup and ring marked rocks,

each within a protective enclosure.

Within the fenced enclosure in the field known as Far New England

there is a rock face which bears at least five complete cup-and-ring markings, the largest having nine encircling rings and an overall diameter of 0.76m. An outcrop within a second enclosure in Near Windlestraw field has ten cup-and-rings, some with radial grooves.

The largest here, also of nine rings, is 0.75m in diameter.

Both of the sets of markings have been turfed over to prevent

vandalism and erosion. There are two areas to be scheduled, each a circle which measures fifteen metres in diameter, as marked in red

on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Big Balcraig and Clachan Cup and Ring Mark Rocks
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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