What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balmae House 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marked rock at Balmae House is associated with ritual or ceremonial activity, common across prehistoric Britain. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or social significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Balmae GardensBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 531 yd
BalmaeCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 545 yd
TorrsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 912 yd
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 970 yd
Senwick ChurchRuins · 1.8 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.0 mi
Balmangan TowerTower House (16th Century) · 2.1 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.2 mi
Solway FirthBay · 2.5 mi
Jock's BayBay · 2.7 mi
Fish House WoodForest · 3.0 mi
Long AcreWood · 3.3 mi