What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnholy 16 as Cup Marked Stone (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
Cairnholy 2Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Arrowhead (prehistoric), Axehead (jadeite)(period Unassigned), Pot(s) (pottery)(neolithic) · 2 yd
Cairnholy 1Archaeological place · 6 yd
KirkdaleFarmstead (period Unassigned), Stable(s) (period Unassigned) · 619 yd
Kirkdale SawmillSaw Mill (period Unassigned) · 627 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 2.6 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.2 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.6 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 4.0 mi
Emma Laura: Carrick Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 4.0 mi
Eggerness CastleCastle (medieval)(possible), Promontory Fort (period Unassigned) · 4.1 mi