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Cup marked stone found near one of the burials.
3-9-06
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Large cap stone again with a cup mark on the upper surface.
3-9-06
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The interesting thing about both north and south cairns is the number of “boat burials” as can be seen from the photograph here.
3-9-06
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view showing the area of the north kerb cairn.
3-9-06
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some of the saddle querns found on the site..
3-9-06
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the two sections of large stone are acutally the capstone to another burial, the cup mark shown would have been located so it was on top of the cap stone.
3-9-06
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A number of burials looking towards the hill fort in the background.
3-9-06
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cup marked stone located at one of the burials
3-9-06
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Cup marked rock next to one of the rock lined ditches put in by the monks.
3-9-06
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Ditches made by the monks from Dundrennan abbey to drain the land so the sheep could feed.
3-9-06
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Newbarns south, showing the area of the south Kerb Cairn
3-9-06
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Scottish Archaeology Month 2006
“Scottish Archaeology Month is CSA’s flagship public initiative that celebrates Scotland’s rich archaeological heritage through a diverse programme of free events staged locally. Held every September, it aims to make archaeology more accessible to the wider public and encourage awareness, understanding and appreciation of Scotland’s archeology, as well as providing a focus for local and national archaeology.”
The stone circle was recorded has having cup marks, these are the marks that were first recorded, but now believed to be natural.
14-8-06
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The stone circle was recorded has having cup marks, these are the marks that were first recorded, but now believed to be natural.
14-8-06
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Image credit: pebblewolf
Getting closer...i can just see the tops of the stones!!!
13-8-06
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The sun setting over the drumlin.
10-8-06
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