What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eggerness, Garlieston as Cup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric), Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Rock Carving(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art at Eggerness, Garlieston may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to territorial markers, celestial observations, or ancestral beliefs common in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
EggernessRock Carving(s) (period Unassigned) · 183 yd
Garlieston BayBay · 753 yd
Mulberry: Garlieston Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthPontoon(s) (second World War) · 819 yd
PenkilnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 963 yd
Mulberry: Port Whapple, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthPontoon(s) (second World War) · 1075 yd
Eggerness CastleCastle (medieval)(possible), Promontory Fort (period Unassigned) · 1127 yd
Gleaner: Garlieston Harbour Entrance, Garlieston Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCutter (19th Century) · 1159 yd
Garlieston, Culderry Row, 'homelea'Cottage (period Unassigned) · 1167 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1222 yd
Outtle Well PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Rigg BayBay · 1.7 mi
Murray's HillMountain / peak · 2.5 mi