N Cup and Ring Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).
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N Cup and Ring Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel.
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S Cup Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).
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S Cup Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel.
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Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from WSW.
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Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from WSW (Yardstick for Scale).
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Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from WSW.
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Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.
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Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.
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W-E Axis of Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coins for Scale).
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W-E Axis of Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.
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W Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).
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W Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.
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Central Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).
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Central Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.
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E Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).
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E Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.
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Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 2 Cup Carved N Portal viewed from SW.
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Cup Carvings on Top Half of Cairnholy 2 Cup Carved N Portal viewed from SW.
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Visited 07.04.25
Cairnholy 07 Cup Carved Panel is c. 0.5 mile N of Cairnholy 01 in Dumfries and Galloway. It is located on a narrow stone ridge on the summit of a grassy knoll c. 75 yards SSE of Cairnholy Sheepfold which is built in the NW corner of a grass field. The carved panel is c. 20 yards NE of a dry stane dyke.
The carved panel has 16 cup carvings arranged in two parallel lines measuring c. 18 inches on a ENE- WSW Axis. The equally spaced cups measure up to 1.5 inches in diameter with depths varying from 0.25 to 0.5 inches.
Canmore ID 368427 has further details of Cairnholy 07.
Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from NNW.
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Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from ENE.
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Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from SSE.
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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from NNW (20p Coins for Scale).
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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from SSE (20p Coins for Scale).
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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from NNW.
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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from SSE.
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Visited 04.04.25
Balneil Cairn is located in rough pasture c. 0.3 mile NE of Balniel Farm, near New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway. The round grassy cairn has significant deposits of field clearance stones on the E and SW Arcs. Balneil Cairn has a diameter of c. 66 feet and a height of 4 feet.
Further information on Balneil Cairn is available on Canmore ID 61662.
Visited 03.04.25
Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone is located on the W perimeter of a subcircular clearance cairn, c. 250 yards NE of Cairnholy Farm. The clearance cairn measures c. 12 feet in diameter and 1 foot high. It is centrally located in a group of clearance cairns aligned on a N-S axis.
Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone is an irregular cuboid measuring c. 2 x 2 x 1.5 feet. It lies recumbent on the W edge of the clearance cairn, the long axis aligned E-W. There is a large cup and ring carving on the W face of the stone. The carving consists of a central cup surrounded by 6 equally spaced rings. The diameter of the outside ring is c. 12 inches. The carving is worn but still visible in sunlight.
Further details of Cairnholy 03 Cup & Ring Carved Stone are available in Canmore ID 63725.
Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone viewed from SSW.(05.04.25)
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Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone viewed from NNE. (03.04.25)
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Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone viewed from W. (03.04.25)
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Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone viewed from W. (03.04.25)
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Cup & Ring Carving on W Face of Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone. (03.04.25)
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Cup & Ring Carving on W Face of Cairnholy 3 Cup & Ring Carved Stone. (03.04.25)
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