What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balmae 3 as Cup Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Balmae 3 is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. Such markings may have held symbolic, astronomical, or social significance within early farming communities.
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Places near here
Balmae GardensBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 56 yd
BalmaeCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 58 yd
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 1070 yd
TorrsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1428 yd
Senwick ChurchRuins · 2.1 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
Balmangan TowerTower House (16th Century) · 2.3 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.5 mi
Jock's BayBay · 3.0 mi
Fish House WoodForest · 3.3 mi
Long AcreWood · 3.5 mi