What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eggerness 5 as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Rock Carving (prehistoric). 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Eggerness 5 is a cup marked rock and prehistoric rock carving, commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The cup marks may symbolize fertility, water, or ancestral connections, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
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Eggerness CastleCastle (medieval)(possible), Promontory Fort (period Unassigned) · 1053 yd
Garlieston, Culderry Row, 'homelea'Cottage (period Unassigned) · 1248 yd
Gleaner: Garlieston Harbour Entrance, Garlieston Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCutter (19th Century) · 1256 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1314 yd
Outtle Well PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Rigg BayBay · 1.8 mi
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