What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craikness Hill 5 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.
Craikness Hill 5 is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age and features cup marks, which are often associated with ritual or ceremonial practices. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or social significance within prehistoric communities.
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Places near here
BalmaeCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 346 yd
Balmae GardensBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 437 yd
TorrsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1332 yd
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 1362 yd
Camp HillPlantation Bank (period Unassigned), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.4 mi
Balmangan TowerTower House (16th Century) · 2.4 mi
Solway FirthBay · 2.5 mi
Jock's BayBay · 2.9 mi
Fish House WoodForest · 3.2 mi
Bombie HillMountain / peak · 3.3 mi