What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkmuir 6 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Kirkmuir 6 is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The cup marks may have had symbolic or ritual significance, possibly linked to water sources or seasonal gatherings.
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Places near here
CairnholyJug (bronze)(roman) · 415 yd
Cairnholy 1Archaeological place · 432 yd
KirkdaleFarmstead (period Unassigned), Stable(s) (period Unassigned) · 492 yd
KirkmuirFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 601 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 2.8 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.5 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.5 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 3.7 mi
Eggerness CastleCastle (medieval)(possible), Promontory Fort (period Unassigned) · 4.1 mi
Mulberry: Port Whapple, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthPontoon(s) (second World War) · 4.2 mi