Cairnholy 06

Nearest town:
Gatehouse Of Fleet (8km ENE)
OS reference:
NX519550
OS sheet:
83
Latitude:
54° 52' 3.4 N
Longitude:
4° 18' 28.96 W
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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from WSW.

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from WSW (Yardstick for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from WSW.

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel viewed from ENE.

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

W-E Axis of Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coins for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

W Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

W Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Central Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

Central Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

E Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel (20p Coin for Scale).

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Image of Cairnholy 06 (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by markj99

E Cup Carving on Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.

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Articles

Cairnholy 06

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Directions to Cairnholy 06


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 06

markj99
markj99 Apr 10, 2025

Visited 07.04.25

Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel is located c. 0.6 miles N of Cairnholy Farm in a drainage ditch running WSW-ESE, parallel to a stone wall. The flat stone in the bottom of the ditch has two wide striations probably caused by drainage equipment. The carvings are on the N side of the panel. They consist of a W Cup Carving , a Central Cup Carving c. 1 feet E and an irregular E Cup Carving. The W Cup Carving has peck markings on the surface and measures c. 3.5 inches in diameter and 0.25 inches deep. The Central Cup Carving is conical, measuring c. 1.5 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. The E Cup Carving appears to be unfinished, an oval hollow measuring c. 4.5 inches long.

Canmore ID 63737 has further details of Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel.

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