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High Banks cup and ring markings

Coordinates: 54°49′08″N 4°00′38″W / 54.818811°N 4.010475°W / 54.818811; -4.010475
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High Banks cup and ring markings
Coordinates54°49′08″N 4°00′38″W / 54.818811°N 4.010475°W / 54.818811; -4.010475
OS grid referenceNX 70917 48960
Designated21/08/1928
Reference no.SM1028
High Banks cup and ring markings is located in Dumfries and Galloway
High Banks cup and ring markings
Location of High Banks cup and ring markings in Dumfries and Galloway

The High Banks cup and ring markings are a series of Neolithic or Bronze Age carvings on an outcrop of rock near High Banks farm, 3 km SE of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. They are one of the best collections of cup and ring markings in Galloway.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "High Banks | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "High Banks Farm, cup and ring marked rocks 350m SE of (SM1028)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ Stell, Geoffrey (1996). Dumfries and Galloway. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: The Stationery Office. p. 169. ISBN 0-11-495294-9. OCLC 36079767.
  4. ^ Morris, Ronald W. B. (1979). The Prehistoric Rock Art of Galloway & The Isle of Man. Poole: Blanford Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0-7137-0975-8.
  5. ^ "Rock Art Database - Scotland's Rock Art Project". www.rockart.scot. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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