What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Big Balcraig as Cup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric), Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Big Balcraig is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, based on the presence of cup and ring marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or symbolic activity in prehistoric Britain. Such markings may have had ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial significance, though their exact purpose remains uncertain.
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Places near here
Big BalcraigCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 132 yd
BalcraigAxe Hammer (period Unassigned), Hammerstone(s) (period Unassigned), Mace (period Unassigned), Spindle Whorl(s) (period Unassigned) · 740 yd
Balcraig MoorFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 849 yd
BarwinnockFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1403 yd
Old Place of MonreithTower House (medieval) · 1639 yd
Court Hill PlantationForest · 1695 yd
Ravenstone CastleCountry House (19th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 2.1 mi
Margarets: Port William Harbour Entrance, Luce Bay, Solway FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 2.4 mi
Mary: Port William Harbour Entrance, Luce Bay, Solway FirthSloop (19th Century) · 2.4 mi
OUton WoodWood · 3.9 mi
Fell of CarletonMountain / peak · 4.4 mi
Murray's HillMountain / peak · 4.6 mi