Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

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

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.

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Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

N Cup and Ring Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

N Cup and Ring Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel.

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

S Cup Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

S Cup Carving on Cairnholy 4 Carved Panel.

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Image of Cairnholy 04 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

Panel 4

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Articles

Cairnholy 04

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

markj99 Apr 10, 2025

Visited 05.04.25

Cairnholy 04 Carved Panel is located c. 0.5 miles NNW of Cairnholy Farm on a rocky knoll in a grassy field. It is c. 25 feet ENE of a stone wall bordering the field. Cairnholy 04 Carved Panel has two carvings: A cup & ring carving with several small satellite cup carvings on the N perimeter and a cup carving on the W end. The N Cup & Ring Carving has a central cup c. 2.5 inches in diameter and 0.5 inches deep with a complete inner ring and a partial outer ring up to a radius of 4 inches. The S Cup Carving is c. 2 inches in diameter and 0.25 inches deep. Canmore ID 63726 lists the location of Cairnholy as NX 51551 54637.

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

Sites within 20km of Cairnholy 04

Cairnholy 14

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.06km WNW

4

1
Cairnholy 11

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.07km WNW

5

1
Cairnholy 12

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.07km WNW

17

1
Cairnholy 13

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.07km WNW

16
Cairnholy 15

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.07km WNW
Cairnholy 08

Cup Marked Stone • 0.1km NNW

1
Cairnholy 09

Cup Marked Stone • 0.1km SSE

5
Cairnholy 05

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.2km NNW

2
Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.3km NE

7

2
Cairnholy 07

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.3km NNW
Cairnholy 03

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.5km E

6

2
Kirkmuir 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.5km SW

1
Cairnholy 06

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.5km NE

14

2
Kirkmuir 3

Cup Marked Stone • 0.54km SSW

1
Cairnholy Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.6km ESE

10

1

1
Kirkmuir 1a & 1b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.63km SSW

1
Kirkmuir 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.63km SSW

1
Cairnholy 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.64km NE
Kirkmuir

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.72km SW

1

2
Cairnholy

Chambered Cairn • 0.73km SE

102

1

3

15

6
Cairnholy 01 & 02

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.73km SE

10

1

1

1
Kirkdale Mains Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 0.89km SSW

1
Barholm 3

Cup Marked Stone • 1.11km E

1

1
Kirkdale House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.3km S

1

1

1
Barholm 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.3km S

1
Claughreid

Stone Circle • 1.4km N

12

4

1
Bardristane 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.62km ESE

4

1
Barholm 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.67km SE

1
Bardristane 4

Cup Marked Stone • 1.7km ESE

6
Bardristane 3

Cup Marked Stone • 1.78km ESE

3
Doon of Carsluith

Hillfort • 1.81km WSW

7

1
Blackmyre Moor

Natural Rock Feature • 2.19km WNW

4

1
Cairnharrow

Cairn(s) • 2.26km NE

7

3

1
Bagbie Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.4km WNW

6

2
Bagbie Wall Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.52km WNW

5

1

1
Bagbie Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.54km WNW

11

2

2
Bagbie Four Poster

Stone Circle • 2.54km WNW

7

2
High Auchenlarie

Stone Circle • 2.59km E

1
High Auchenlarie

2.62km E

9

1
Kirkclaugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.66km ESE

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.81km NNE

7

1
Cauldside Burn

Stone Circle • 2.81km NNE

8

2

1
Cauldside Burn Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 2.91km NNE

2

1

1
Cauldside Burn Cairn North

Chambered Cairn • 2.94km NNE

2

1

1
Kirkclaugh

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.03km ESE

1

1

1
Cambret Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.04km NNE

9

3

1
Blackmyre Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.05km WNW

1

1
Cambret Moor

Cairn(s) • 3.09km NNE

10

1

1
Cairnharrow

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.25km NE

14

1

1

3
Laggan Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.39km E

2

1
Upper Newton 4

Cup Marked Stone • 3.5km ENE
Kirkmabreck

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.57km W

13

1
Upper Newton 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.6km ENE

3

1
Glenquicken Cist

Cist • 3.68km NW

10

3
Glenquicken

Stone Circle • 3.76km NNW

31

8

3
Glenquicken Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.98km NNW

5

1
Upper Newton 3

Cup Marked Stone • 4.06km ENE

4
Newton Farm Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 4.07km E

5

2

1
Upper Newton 2

Cup Marked Stone • 4.09km ENE

5
Newton Farm

4.13km E

1
Newton Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.17km E

1

2
Mossyard

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.31km ESE

15

2

4
Mossyard 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.31km ESE

6

1

2
Lagganmullan 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.31km ENE

2
Whiteside

Cup Marked Stone • 4.37km ENE

2

1
Lagganmullan 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.4km ENE
Lagganmullan 7

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.4km ENE

2
Lagganmullan 7a

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.4km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 7b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.4km ENE

3
Lagganmullan 7d

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.4km ENE

5
Lagganmullan 7c

Cup Marked Stone • 4.4km ENE

2
Mossyard 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.46km ESE

5

1

1
Lagganmullan 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.52km ENE

13
Lagganmullan 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.54km ENE

4
Lagganmullan 2

Cup Marked Stone • 4.72km ENE

6
Lagganmullan 8

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.9km ENE

10

1
Lagganmullan 9

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.9km ENE

6
Lagganmullan 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.9km ENE

3
Lagganmullan 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.92km ENE
Lagganmullan House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.93km ENE

1

2
White Cairn, Chapelton

Cairn(s) • 5.58km NW

2

1

1
Rutherford’s Witnesses

Natural Rock Feature • 5.67km ENE

4

2
Rutherford’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.96km ENE

4

2

1
Penkiln

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.38km SSW

29

1

2
Trusty’s Hill

Hillfort • 7.4km ENE

8

2

3
Culscadden

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.56km SW

7

1
Cairn of Knockglass

Cairn(s) • 7.85km WNW

9

2
Harper’s Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.51km ENE

9

1
North Balfern HillFort

Hillfort • 8.65km WSW

2
North Balfern

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.92km WSW

4

1

1
Bladnoch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.27km WSW

6

3

1
Castle Haven

Cliff Fort • 9.97km ESE

5

1
Cairnhouse E

Cairn(s) • 10.42km W

3

2
Tongue Croft

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.65km E

16

1

1
Broughton Mains

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.68km SW

18

1

1

2
Cairnsmore of Fleet

Cairn(s) • 10.79km NNW

12

4
Knee of Cairnsmore

Cairn(s) • 10.8km NNW

7

2
Cairnhouse W

Cairn(s) • 10.9km W

6

1
Claunch

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.93km SW

13

1

1

1
Auchenhay

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.3km E

2
Redbrae

Cist • 12.41km W

3
High Baltersan

Cairn(s) • 12.43km W

6

3

1
Culnoag

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.51km SW

6

1
Cunningham

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.2km W

3

1

1
Torhousekie

Stone Circle • 13.37km W

53

1

13

4
Torhousekie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.37km W

17

3
Billy Marshall’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.46km NNW

7

1
Borgue

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.51km E

5

1
Torhousekie

Cairn(s) • 13.83km W

4

2

2
Torhousekie Farm

Cairn(s) • 13.83km W

7

2

1
Lessons

Cairn(s) • 14.14km WNW

6

2

2
Kirroughtree House E

Cairn(s) • 14.17km WNW

3

1

1
Gallows Outon 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.2km SSW

2

2
Arden Fort

Hillfort • 14.23km E

4

1

2
Kirroughtree House W

Cairn(s) • 14.25km WNW

4

1

1
Gallows Outon 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.28km SSW

2

2
Kirroughtree House

Cairn(s) • 14.3km WNW

1
Glengap House

Cup Marked Stone • 14.31km ENE

1
The Doon (Twynholm)

Hillfort • 14.38km ENE

5

1

1
Ingle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.38km E

3

1
Kirroughtree House N

Cairn(s) • 14.42km WNW

3

1

1
High Nunton

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.6km E

4

1
Clauchendolly

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.65km E

51

1

2
Newton Stewart Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.75km WNW

2

2
Culgarie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.84km WSW

8

3

1
Hole Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.98km W

7

5

1
Cairn Hill (Barraer)

Cairn(s) • 15km W

7

2
White Cairn, Crouse

Cairn(s) • 15.01km W

3

1

2
Senwick 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.25km E

5
Brighouse Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.27km E

5

1
Senwick 4

Cup Marked Stone • 15.29km E

8
Clash

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.34km E

8

1

2
Little Balsmith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.56km SSW

8
Whithorn

Bullaun Stone • 16.07km SSW

2
Boreland

Cairn(s) • 16.26km W

4

2
White Cairn, Boreland

Cairn(s) • 16.62km W

5

1

1
Boreland

Standing Stones • 16.71km W

7

2
Rispain Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.05km SSW

5

2
Big Balcraig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.25km SW

3

1

3
Steinhead Mote

Promontory Fort • 17.65km S

4
Cairn Wood (Barskeoch)

Cairn(s) • 17.89km W

15

2
Giant’s Dike

Hillfort • 18.11km ENE

5

1

1
Boreland

Chambered Cairn • 18.14km WNW

10

4

2
Drumtroddan Carved Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.17km WSW

40

1

4

3
Drumtroddan Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 18.26km SW

25

7

3
Grange 2

Cup Marked Stone • 18.27km E

2

1
Park of Tongland

Standing Stones • 18.28km ENE

2

4

1
Grange 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.54km E

8

2

1
Torrs 1 & 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.59km E

11

1
Blairbuy 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.66km SW

5

1
Torrs 10

Cup Marked Stone • 18.68km E

1

1

1
Grange 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.7km E

2

2
Boyach

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.72km S

1

2
Drumwhirn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.74km WNW

11

2

1
Torrs 3

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.75km E

8

2

2
Torrs 3b

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.84km E

1
Isle Head

Promontory Fort • 18.85km S
Torrs 7

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.88km E

1

1
Barclye Rocking Stone

Rocking Stone • 18.9km WNW

6

1
Blairbuy 5

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.92km SW

6

1
Torrs 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.93km E

7

1
Barclye Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.95km WNW

13

1

1
Park of Tongland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.96km ENE

1

1
Torrs

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.03km E

5

1

2
Knockshinnie

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.04km E

10

1
Knockshinnie 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.1km E

8
Blairbuy 6

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.2km SW

12

1
Drummore

Stone Circle • 19.21km E

7

3

1
Culdoach

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.24km E

18

2

2
Drummore Castle

Hillfort • 19.29km E

3

1

1
White Loch of Myrton

Crannog • 19.33km SW

6

2
Blairbuy – 10

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.34km SW

2

1
Blackhill Cottage

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.36km E

3

2
Blairbuy 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.38km SW

4

1
Barhoise

Cairn(s) • 19.42km W

7

1

1
Blairbuy 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.46km SW

10

1

1
Shennanton SE

Cairn(s) • 19.52km W

6

1

1
Townhead

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.52km E

44

2

3

2
Blairbuy 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.54km SW

6

1

1
Loch Head

Cairn(s) • 19.56km WSW

16

1

1
Drannandow Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.56km WNW

5
Carlin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.6km WSW

5

1

1
High Grange 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.6km E
Balmae 35

Cup Marked Stone • 19.62km E

1

2
High Grange 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.65km E

13

1
Elrig Loch

Crannog • 19.7km WSW

2

1
Rorie Gill’s Cairn

Round Cairn • 19.76km WNW

7
Drannandow

Chambered Tomb • 19.84km WNW

25

1
Blairbuy Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.89km SW

1
Shennanton NW

Cairn(s) • 19.89km W

4

1

1
Galtway

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.92km E

3

1

1
Fell of Barhullion

Hillfort • 19.98km SW

3

1

2
The Wren’s Egg & Nest

Standing Stones • 19.98km SW

34

5

5
White Cairn, Clatteringshaws

Cairn(s) • 19.99km N

2

1

1