Knock

Nearest town:
Whithorn (8km ENE)
OS reference:
NX365401
OS sheet:
83
Latitude:
54° 43' 44.53 N
Longitude:
4° 32' 21.79 W
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Images

Image of Knock (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

panel 3e – the axehead or shield motif carving


23-3-2008

Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008
rockartwolf
rockartwolf Mar 24, 2008
Image of Knock (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

panel 3e – the axehead or shield motif carving


23-3-2008

Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008
rockartwolf
rockartwolf Mar 24, 2008
Image of Knock (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

panel 2b..possible cup marks?

showing the position in relation to panel 3 on the left, and to the old school house shown.


8-9-06

wolfy

Image credit: pebblewolf
rockartwolf
rockartwolf Sep 8, 2006

Articles

Knock

Dark Galloway
Dark Galloway Apr 18, 2025

A very pleasant early morning visit to the rock art at Knock 4, close to Monreith, for sunrise, with the sound of roe deer barking in the woods next to the rock art panel.

I tried to find the panels known as Knock 2 and Knock 3, but with no success. I remember the farmer clearing the field with a digger several years ago, so fear they may have either been buried or removed completely. I’ll have another look again soon.

Knock

rockartuk
rockartuk Feb 6, 2009

In August 2008, during a field walk West of the ruined Knock farmhouse, a new vulva-like motif was found in grid reference NX 3690 3995, consisting of an enhanced natural oval feature.
These kind of enhanced natural features are not common in British rock art. There are but a few examples, e.g. at Townhead (D&G). There are, however, more engraved natural holes in Ireland, e.g. at Drumsinnot, Co. Louth, West Dundalk, but they look different from the Kock-5 panel.

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