Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
NX5175854840

Nearest town:

Gatehouse Of Fleet (8km ENE)

OS reference:

NX5175854840

OS sheet:

Latitude:

54° 51' 58.49 N

Longitude:

4° 18' 36.64 W

Added to TMA by

markj99

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Fieldnotes (2)

Images

Image of Cairnholy 07 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from NNW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from ENE.

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Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from SSE.

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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from NNW (20p Coins for Scale).

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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from SSE (20p Coins for Scale).

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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from NNW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

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Parallel Lines of Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 7 Cup Carved Panel viewed from SSE.

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Articles

Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

markj99 Apr 14, 2025

Directions to Cairnholy 07

Take the signed Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn turn off the A75 at NX 51646 53037 (///bound.hotel.scrubbing) between Creetown and Gatehouse. Go past the first left turn, instead take the 2nd left for Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn then bear left at the Y junction after c. 100 yards. Continue up the lane to the carpark at Cairnholy. Walk W along the farm track for c. 150 yards to reach a gateway on the right. There is an interesting recumbent stone c. 20 feet W of the gate. Head to a gate in a stone wall c. 80 yards NNE. Follow the path NNE from the gateway for c. 130 yards then walk W for c. 50 yards to a grassy mound in the field. This is listed as Cairnholy Cairn on TMA. Walk NNW for c. 50 yards to a gate in a stone wall. Head NNE for a pair of small clearance cairns c. 100 yards from the gateway. Cairnholy 03 is a large stone on the W edge of a clearance cairn at NX 52000 54282 (///larger.fairway.subplot) c. 35 yards N of here.
It is possible to extend your walk to visit Cairnholy 6 & 7. Cairnholy 6 is located c. 140 yards ENE of Cairnholy Sheepfold in a drainage ditch running parallel to a stone wall. Cairnholy Sheepfold is located at NX 51721 54902 (///critic.jetted.nutty) in the NW corner of a grass field containing a large clearance cairn. Cairnholy 6 is located at NX 51871 54968 (///maker.blunt.downfield).
Cairnholy 7 is located in a grass field containing a large clearance cairn and Cairnholy Sheepfold in the NW corner. Cairnholy 7 is carved on a narrow rock ridge aligned ENE-SSW, c. 75 yards SSE of the sheepfold and c. 30 feet ENE of the stone wall. Cairnholy 7 is located at NX 51758 54840 (///gossiped.cook.valued). My route is viewable as Cairnholy 3,6 & 7.

Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

markj99 Apr 7, 2025

Visited 07.04.25

Cairnholy 07 Cup Carved Panel is c. 0.5 mile N of Cairnholy 01 in Dumfries and Galloway. It is located on a narrow stone ridge on the summit of a grassy knoll c. 75 yards SSE of Cairnholy Sheepfold which is built in the NW corner of a grass field. The carved panel is c. 20 yards NE of a dry stane dyke.

The carved panel has 16 cup carvings arranged in two parallel lines measuring c. 18 inches on a ENE- WSW Axis. The equally spaced cups measure up to 1.5 inches in diameter with depths varying from 0.25 to 0.5 inches.

Canmore ID 368427 has further details of Cairnholy 07.