Mossyard
Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Prehistoric)
Site Name Mossyard
Classification Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 63739
Site Number NX55SW 40
NGR NX 5469 5204
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/63739
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Anwoth
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX55SW 40 5469 5204.
NX 5470 5205. A cup and ring mark was discovered by Mr McConchie of Mossyard on a rock outcrop in a pasture field.
During subsequent field investigation a group of cup and ring markings were identified on this rock. It comprises one cup with two rings, one cup with two very faint rings, one cup with three very faint rings and one cup with four rings. There are also several shallow single cups. Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (BS) 29 June 1977
At this site, Morris notes one cup with two rings, one cup with two very faint rings, two cups with three rings, and two cups with four rings. There are also at least seven shallow single cups, some of which have very faint traces of having been ringed. The carvings are scattered over about 5m of rock.
Information from R W B Morris letter 18 October 1979.
NX 5470 5205. Mossyard (9) Outcrop fractured into 3 parts showing 7+1+1 (respectively) solo cups.
Sponsor: the Keltic Research Society.
K Naddair, C MacKenzie and S Willett 1995.
Field Visit (5 July 1994)
On a rock outcrop situated on the crest of a low rise in a pasture field, there are three groups of markings:
a. At the W end, on a rock spine, there is a cup and four rings (0.3m overall) accompanied by a single plain cup.
b. About 1m to the N of 'a' on a rock sheet there are two cups and one ring, a cup, gutter and ring, and three possible plain cups.
c. On the E end of the outcrop and at its highest point, there is what appears to be a rosette setting, comprising a central cup surrounded by six plain cups.
(Cree94 364)
Visited by RCAHMS (JBS) 5 July 1994
