What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Milton 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, Milton 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, social, or astronomical significance, though their exact meaning remains unclear.
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Places near here
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Camp HillPlantation Bank (period Unassigned), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Bombie HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Bar HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Singleton: Abbey Head, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.5 mi
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Long AcreWood · 3.0 mi
Stewartry MuseumMuseum · 3.2 mi
Kirkcudbright GalleriesGallery · 3.2 mi