What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnholy 6 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, dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. It is significant as an example of prehistoric rock art associated with ritual or ceremonial practices in southwest Scotland.
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Places near here
CairnholyNatural Feature(s) (period Unknown) · 254 yd
Kirkdale BurnBuilding (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cultivation Remains (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 590 yd
Kirkdale HouseCountry House (18th Century), Sundial (period Unknown) · 1.1 mi
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.6 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 3.0 mi
CardonessCountry House (period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.4 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 3.9 mi
Barholm WoodWood · 3.9 mi
Rough Point WoodForest · 4.1 mi
Millennium CairnMemorial · 4.3 mi