What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnholy 8 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.
Neolithic cup marked stone, possibly dating to the Bronze Age. It is significant as an example of prehistoric rock art associated with ritual or ceremonial practices in early Scottish societies.
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Places near here
CairnholyNatural Feature(s) (period Unknown) · 219 yd
KirkmuirFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 479 yd
Kirkdale BurnBuilding (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cultivation Remains (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 862 yd
Cairnholy 1Archaeological place · 913 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 3.0 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.5 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 3.8 mi
Barholm WoodWood · 3.9 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 4.0 mi
Rough Point WoodForest · 4.2 mi