Penachrig Burn
Natural Feature (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Penachrig Burn
Classification Natural Feature (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 370772
Site Number NS71NW 21
NGR NS 70452 15669
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/370772
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkconnel
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Note (23 April 2019)
Date Fieldwork Started: 23/04/2019
Compiled by: ACFA West Glasgow
Location Notes: The boulder is situated in rough grazing on a hillside facing S. It is 160m S of an enclosure surrounding St Conal's Cross (Canmore ID 45461) and 75m SW of Penachrig Burn. There is an area of open cast mining around 600m to the SW.
Panel Notes: This conglomerate boulder measures 1.3 x 0.8m and is triangular in plan with almost vertical surfaces to the SE, SW and N. The carved surface faces SE. There are several circular hollows on the top and SE side of the boulder, most of which are probably natural but at least one looks like a cupmark. The adjacent small boulder has no possible cupmarks.
