Cairnholy 12 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Cairnholy 4,11,12&14 Carved Panels viewed from ENE.

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Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel viewed from ENE (20p Coins for Scale).

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Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.

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E Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel (20p Coins for Scale).

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E Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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E Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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E Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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NE Cup Carving on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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NE Cup Carving on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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SW Cup Carving on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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SW Cup Carving on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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NW Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel (20p Coins for Scale).

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NW Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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W Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel (20p Coins for Scale).

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W Cup Carvings on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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W Double Cup & Ring Carving on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel (20p Coins for Scale).

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W Double Cup & Ring Carving on Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel.

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Cairnholy 12

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

markj99 Apr 11, 2025

Visited 05.04.25

Cairnholy 12 Carved Panel is located c. 5 feet SE of Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel on a rocky knoll c. 0.5 miles NNW of Cairnholy Farm in Dumfries and Galloway. Cairnholy 12 is a flat subrectangular rock panel measuring 10 feet E-W and 4 feet N-S. The most prominent motif is a double cup and ring carving on the W end. The large cup is c. 2.5 inches in diameter and 0.5 inches deep, the small cup c. 1 inch in diameter and 0.25 inches deep. The outside diameter of the rings is c. 6 inches. There are also multiple carved cups on the panel. The dimensions of the carved cups vary from 1- 2 inches in diameter and 0.25-0.5 inches deep. Further details of Cairnholy 12 are available in Canmore ID 368422.

There are 5 carved panels on the knoll: Cairnholy 4,11,12,13&14.

Sites within 20km of Cairnholy 12

Cairnholy 13

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0km N

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Cairnholy 15

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0km N
Cairnholy 11

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0km NE

5

1
Cairnholy 14

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.01km ENE

4

1
Cairnholy 04

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.07km ESE

8

1
Cairnholy 08

Cup Marked Stone • 0.08km NE

1
Cairnholy 09

Cup Marked Stone • 0.15km SE

5
Cairnholy 05

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.16km NNE

2
Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.26km N
Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.29km NE

7

2
Cairnholy 06

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.5km NE

14

2
Kirkmuir 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.51km SSW

1
Kirkmuir 3

Cup Marked Stone • 0.56km SSW

1
Cairnholy 03

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.56km E

6

2
Cairnholy 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.64km NE
Kirkmuir 1a & 1b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.66km S

1
Kirkmuir 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.66km S

1
Cairnholy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.67km ESE

10

1

1
Kirkmuir

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.73km SSW

1

2
Cairnholy

Chambered Cairn • 0.78km SE

102

1

3

15

6
Cairnholy 01 & 02

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.78km SE

10

1

1

1
Kirkdale Mains Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 0.91km SSW

1
Barholm 3

Cup Marked Stone • 1.18km E

1

1
Kirkdale House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.34km S

1

1

1
Barholm 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.34km S

1
Claughreid

Stone Circle • 1.36km N

12

4

1
Bardristane 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.69km ESE

4

1
Barholm 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.73km SE

1
Bardristane 4

Cup Marked Stone • 1.76km ESE

6
Doon of Carsluith

Hillfort • 1.76km WSW

7

1
Bardristane 3

Cup Marked Stone • 1.84km ESE

3
Blackmyre Moor

Natural Rock Feature • 2.13km WNW

4

1
Cairnharrow

Cairn(s) • 2.27km NE

7

3

1
Bagbie Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.34km WNW

6

2
Bagbie Wall Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.45km WNW

5

1

1
Bagbie Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.47km WNW

11

2

2
Bagbie Four Poster

Stone Circle • 2.47km WNW

7

2
High Auchenlarie

Stone Circle • 2.65km E

1
High Auchenlarie

2.68km E

9

1
Kirkclaugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.72km ESE

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.8km NNE

7

1
Cauldside Burn

Stone Circle • 2.8km NNE

8

2

1
Cauldside Burn Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 2.89km NNE

2

1

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn North

Chambered Cairn • 2.93km NNE

2

1

1
Blackmyre Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.99km WNW

1

1
Cambret Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.02km NNE

9

3

1
Cambret Moor

Cairn(s) • 3.07km NNE

10

1

1
Kirkclaugh

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.1km ESE

1

1

1
Cairnharrow

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.26km NE

14

1

1

3
Laggan Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.45km E

2

1
Kirkmabreck

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.5km W

13

1
Upper Newton 4

Cup Marked Stone • 3.54km ENE
Glenquicken Cist

Cist • 3.63km NW

10

3
Upper Newton 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.64km ENE

3

1
Glenquicken

Stone Circle • 3.71km NNW

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8

3
Glenquicken Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.94km NNW

5

1
Upper Newton 3

Cup Marked Stone • 4.1km ENE

4
Upper Newton 2

Cup Marked Stone • 4.12km ENE

5
Newton Farm Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 4.13km E

5

2

1
Newton Farm

4.19km E

1
Newton Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.24km E

1

2
Lagganmullan 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.36km ENE

2
Mossyard

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.37km ESE

15

2

4
Mossyard 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.37km ESE

6

1

2
Whiteside

Cup Marked Stone • 4.4km ENE

2

1
Lagganmullan 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.45km ENE
Lagganmullan 7

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.45km ENE

2
Lagganmullan 7a

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.45km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 7b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.45km ENE

3
Lagganmullan 7d

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.45km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 7c

Cup Marked Stone • 4.45km ENE

2
Mossyard 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.53km ESE

5

1

1
Lagganmullan 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.57km ENE

13
Lagganmullan 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.58km ENE

4
Lagganmullan 2

Cup Marked Stone • 4.76km ENE

6
Lagganmullan 8

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.94km ENE

10

1
Lagganmullan 9

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.94km ENE

6
Lagganmullan 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.94km ENE

3
Lagganmullan 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.96km ENE
Lagganmullan House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.97km ENE

1

2
White Cairn, Chapelton

Cairn(s) • 5.52km NW

2

1

1
Rutherford’s Witnesses

Natural Rock Feature • 5.71km ENE

4

2
Rutherford’s Well

Sacred Well • 7km ENE

4

2

1
Penkiln

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.39km SSW

29

1

2
Trusty’s Hill

Hillfort • 7.44km ENE

8

2

3
Culscadden

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.57km SW

7

1
Cairn of Knockglass

Cairn(s) • 7.79km WNW

9

2
Harper’s Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.54km ENE

9

1
North Balfern HillFort

Hillfort • 8.62km WSW

2
North Balfern

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.9km WSW

4

1

1
Bladnoch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.22km WSW

6

3

1
Castle Haven

Cliff Fort • 10.03km ESE

5

1
Cairnhouse E

Cairn(s) • 10.36km W

3

2
Broughton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.69km SW

18

1

1

2
Tongue Croft

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.72km E

16

1

1
Cairnsmore of Fleet

Cairn(s) • 10.75km NNW

12

4
Knee of Cairnsmore

Cairn(s) • 10.75km NNW

7

2
Cairnhouse W

Cairn(s) • 10.84km W

6

1
Claunch

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.91km SW

13

1

1

1
Redbrae

Cist • 12.36km W

3
Auchenhay

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.36km E

2
High Baltersan

Cairn(s) • 12.36km W

6

3

1
Culnoag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.49km SW

6

1
Cunningham

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.15km W

3

1

1
Torhousekie

Stone Circle • 13.32km W

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1

13

4
Torhousekie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.32km W

17

3
Billy Marshall’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.41km NNW

7

1
Borgue

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.57km E

5

1
Torhousekie

Cairn(s) • 13.77km W

4

2

2
Torhousekie Farm

Cairn(s) • 13.77km W

7

2

1
Lessons

Cairn(s) • 14.07km WNW

6

2

2
Kirroughtree House E

Cairn(s) • 14.11km WNW

3

1

1
Kirroughtree House W

Cairn(s) • 14.18km WNW

4

1

1
Gallows Outon 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.21km SSW

2

2
Kirroughtree House

Cairn(s) • 14.24km WNW

1
Arden Fort

Hillfort • 14.28km E

4

1

2
Gallows Outon 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.3km SSW

2

2
Glengap House

Cup Marked Stone • 14.34km ENE

1
Kirroughtree House N

Cairn(s) • 14.35km WNW

3

1

1
The Doon (Twynholm)

Hillfort • 14.43km ENE

5

1

1
Ingle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.43km E

3

1
High Nunton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.66km E

4

1
Newton Stewart Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.69km WNW

2

2
Clauchendolly

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.72km E

51

1

2
Culgarie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.82km WSW

8

3

1
Hole Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.93km W

7

5

1
Cairn Hill (Barraer)

Cairn(s) • 14.94km W

7

2
White Cairn, Crouse

Cairn(s) • 14.96km W

3

1

2
Senwick 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.31km E

5
Brighouse Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.34km E

5

1
Senwick 4

Cup Marked Stone • 15.35km E

8
Clash

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.41km E

8

1

2
Little Balsmith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.59km SSW

8
Whithorn

Bullaun Stone • 16.08km SSW

2
Boreland

Cairn(s) • 16.2km W

4

2
White Cairn, Boreland

Cairn(s) • 16.56km W

5

1

1
Boreland

Standing Stones • 16.65km W

7

2
Rispain Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.06km SSW

5

2
Big Balcraig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.23km SW

3

1

3
Steinhead Mote

Promontory Fort • 17.69km S

4
Cairn Wood (Barskeoch)

Cairn(s) • 17.82km W

15

2
Boreland

Chambered Cairn • 18.07km WNW

10

4

2
Giant’s Dike

Hillfort • 18.14km ENE

5

1

1
Drumtroddan Carved Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.15km WSW

40

1

4

3
Drumtroddan Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 18.25km SW

25

7

3
Grange 2

Cup Marked Stone • 18.33km E

2

1
Park of Tongland

Standing Stones • 18.33km ENE

2

4

1
Grange 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.61km E

8

2

1
Blairbuy 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.65km SW

5

1
Torrs 1 & 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.65km E

11

1
Drumwhirn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.67km WNW

11

2

1
Boyach

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.75km S

1

2
Torrs 10

Cup Marked Stone • 18.75km E

1

1

1
Grange 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.76km E

2

2
Torrs 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.82km E

8

2

2
Barclye Rocking Stone

Rocking Stone • 18.84km WNW

6

1
Isle Head

Promontory Fort • 18.89km S
Barclye Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.89km WNW

13

1

1
Torrs 3b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.91km E

1
Blairbuy 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.91km SW

6

1
Torrs 7

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.94km E

1

1
Torrs 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.99km E

7

1
Park of Tongland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19km ENE

1

1
Torrs

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.09km E

5

1

2
Knockshinnie

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.11km E

10

1
Knockshinnie 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.16km E

8
Blairbuy 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.19km SW

12

1
Drummore

Stone Circle • 19.27km E

7

3

1
Culdoach

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.3km E

18

2

2
White Loch of Myrton

Crannog • 19.32km SW

6

2
Blairbuy – 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.33km SW

2

1
Barhoise

Cairn(s) • 19.35km W

7

1

1
Drummore Castle

Hillfort • 19.36km E

3

1

1
Blairbuy 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.37km SW

4

1
Blackhill Cottage

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.42km E

3

2
Blairbuy 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.46km SW

10

1

1
Shennanton SE

Cairn(s) • 19.46km W

6

1

1
Drannandow Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.5km WNW

5
Loch Head

Cairn(s) • 19.52km WSW

16

1

1
Blairbuy 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.54km SW

6

1

1
Carlin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.56km WSW

5

1

1
Townhead

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.59km E

44

2

3

2
High Grange 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.66km E
Elrig Loch

Crannog • 19.67km WSW

2

1
Balmae 35

Cup Marked Stone • 19.69km E

1

2
Rorie Gill’s Cairn

Round Cairn • 19.69km WNW

7
High Grange 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.71km E

13

1
Drannandow

Chambered Tomb • 19.78km WNW

25

1
Shennanton NW

Cairn(s) • 19.83km W

4

1

1
Blairbuy Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.88km SW

1
White Cairn, Clatteringshaws

Cairn(s) • 19.95km N

2

1

1
Fell of Barhullion

Hillfort • 19.97km SW

3

1

2
The Wren’s Egg & Nest

Standing Stones • 19.97km SW

34

5

5
Drumfern

Stone Circle • 19.98km WNW

11

1
Galtway

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.98km E

3

1

1