What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunrod 3 as Cup Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
Dunrod 3 is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity in prehistoric Britain. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or territorial significance, though their exact purpose remains unclear.
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Places near here
DunrodMoated Site (medieval) · 284 yd
DromoreCup and Ring Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 377 yd
TorrsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Crofthead CottageFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.3 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.5 mi
Bombie HillMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Jock's BayBay · 2.8 mi
Balmangan TowerTower House (16th Century) · 2.9 mi
Long AcreWood · 2.9 mi
Bar HillMountain / peak · 3.0 mi