What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Townhead 17 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.
Cup Marked Rock dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial use, possibly linked to astronomical observations or fertility symbolism. Such markings are found across Britain and are thought to have held spiritual or communal significance.
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Places near here
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DromoreCup and Ring Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1276 yd
Crofthead CottageFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1494 yd
Galtway HillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Bombie HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.0 mi
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Long AcreWood · 2.3 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.5 mi
Stewartry MuseumMuseum · 2.5 mi
Jock's BayBay · 2.5 mi
Kirkcudbright GalleriesGallery · 2.6 mi