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Boyach Farm
Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Boyach Farm
Classification Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 294203
Site Number NX43NE 90
NGR NX 47122 36399
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/294203
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Whithorn
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX43NE 90 4713 3640
NX 4713 3640 The owner of Boyach Farm, Mr David Brown, advised me of the possible presence of carvings on his land. Behind Boyach Farm house next to one of the farm sheds was a gorse-covered flat outcrop, fractured in places. Careful cleaning revealed the carvings. The main carving on the panel is a cup with two rings. Next to the rings is a single cup 65mm in diameter. Also located on the panel are a single much weathered cup, a possible cup and groove, and partial circular grooves on two separate parts of the panel. The panel was recorded and covered for protection.
B Kerr 2006.
Artefact Recovery (2006)
NX 4713 3640 The owner of Boyach Farm, Mr David Brown, advised me of the possible presence of carvings on his land. Behind Boyach Farm house next to one of the farm sheds was a gorse-covered flat outcrop, fractured in places. Careful cleaning revealed the carvings. The main carving on the panel is a cup with two rings. Next to the rings is a single cup 65mm in diameter. Also located on the panel are a single much weathered cup, a possible cup and groove, and partial circular grooves on two separate parts of the panel. The panel was recorded and covered for protection.
B Kerr 2006.
Note (3 April 2015)
Date Fieldwork Started: 03/04/2015
Compiled by: ScRAP Team
Location Notes: This large outcrop is located on top of a hill, behind the Boyach Farm house. It has been incorporated into the garden of this house and delimited with garden features, A plaque with an inscription celebrating the carvings was places near the panel. Boyach Farm is located at the bottom, and pointy end, of the Machars Peninsula and It overlooks a stretch of land with the sea on each side. From here there are good views over the sea and the Isle of Whithorn. a
Panel Notes: This is a large greywacke outcrop measuring 10.4 x 6.12m located on a hill top, facing in a SW-NE direction. Large cracks and fissures cut through the rock dividing it into several smaller surfaces. Despite the large size of the outcrop, only a small area (1.4 x 0.61m) was carved with a few motifs. A composition of three concentric circles without a central cupmark is carved on an edge of the panel, and a deep cupmark.
