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Ardifuir

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

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Nearest Town:Lochgilphead (11km SE)
OS Ref (GB):   NR789970 / Sheet: 55
Latitude:56° 6' 51.75" N
Longitude:   5° 33' 24.54" W

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We visited this secluded location in May 2003 with permission of the landowner. The motifs are on a ridge running SW/NE from the (Iron Age) Dun just West of the farmhouse to a Dun higher up the ridge. Most of the carvings are faint. However, this is a wonderful place with wide views. rockartuk Posted by rockartuk
12th December 2003ce

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At least 11 groups of cup- and cup-and-ring markings lie in the valley to the north of Ardifuir farmhouse. Grid references, taken from RCAHMS' "Kilmartin Prehistoric & Early Historic Monuments, an inventory of the monuments extracted from Argyll volume 6" are:

NR789970, NR789969, NR790970 (six at this reference), NR790971, NR788970 (two at this reference)
IronMan Posted by IronMan
16th October 2002ce