What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunrod as Cup Marked Rock (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.
Dunrod is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or territorial significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
DromoreCup and Ring Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 424 yd
DunrodMoated Site (medieval) · 431 yd
TorrsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Crofthead CottageFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.2 mi
Bombie HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.4 mi
Jock's BayBay · 2.7 mi
Long AcreWood · 2.8 mi
Bar HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Fish House WoodForest · 2.9 mi