What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnholy 12 as Cup and Ring 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 and ring marked rock, dating to the late 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) · 325 yd
KirkmuirFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 375 yd
Cairnholy 1Archaeological place · 837 yd
Kirkdale BurnBuilding (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cultivation Remains (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 964 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 3.0 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.5 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 3.7 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.9 mi
Barholm WoodWood · 3.9 mi
Rough Point WoodForest · 4.3 mi