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Newlaw Hill 1
Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Newlaw Hill 1
Classification Cup And Ring Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 64439
Site Number NX74NW 40
NGR NX 73326 48868
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/64439
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Rerrick
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX74NW 40 7332 4887.
(NX 735 490) (R W Feachem 1963) A group of cup-and-ring marks, as illustrated, are carved on the sloping face of a smooth rock outcrop, c. 200 yds S of the by-road opposite the entrance to Auchengool house, exactly on line between Auchengool farm and the OS triangulation point. They were first found on 6th Nov 1895 by Thomas Copland when ploughing. F R Coles 1895; R W B Morris and D C Bailey 1967; RCAHMS 1914, visited 1911
This cup-and-ring marked rock was located at NX 7332 4887.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (RD) 18 January 1971.
Note (2 October 2019)
Date Fieldwork Started: 02/10/2019
Compiled by: Kirkcudbright
Location Notes: The panel is situated in rough grazing on the N facing slope of Newlaw Hill, directly opposite the entrance to Auchengool House. It is enclosed by a wooden and barbed wire fence, which can just be seen from the gate which allows access to the hillside. The panel can be found by walking straight up the hillside to the small enclosure. The hillside consists of rough, boggy moorland which has recently been planted with conifers. There are extensive views on three sides of the panel. The view to the S is blocked by the hillside, but to the E the English lakes can be seen on a clear day, and to the W, Merrick and Cairnsmore.
Panel Notes: This is an area of greywacke bedrock measuring 2.66x1.49m and rising a maximum of 0.3m above ground level. The surface is partly turf covered and slopes gently to the N, with the carved surfaces facing NW. The panel is roughly divided into three uneven parts with the carved sections split by turf-filled fissures. A noticeable feature of the panel are the multiple closely spaced small cups, of which there are at least 32. The western section of the panel features a cup surrounded by 5 rings and a radial, the edges of the outer 3 rings have either been quarried away or designed to be incomplete. On this section there is also: a large ovoid hollow that has been enhanced, with 2 rings, a radial from the cup, a second radial from the second ring, and a third incomplete ring that encloses a cup; a natural and enlarged hollow enlarged large cup with 2 rings; a smaller cup with 2 rings, 1 cup with 1 ring and radial, 1 cup with 1 ring, 1 cup with partial ring, and numerous cups and several grooves.
In the narrower, central section of the panel are several small sections separated by turf. These feature 2 cups each with 2 rings, one of which has a radial extending from the outer ring, and multiple small cupmarks. Some details may be hidden beneath the turf.
The eastern section of the panel has fewer cupmarks and is dominated by a large motif comprising a cup with radial and 5 irregularly spaced rings, the outer ones enclosing a cupmark, running off the edge of the panel. This motif partly superimposes, or is superimposed by, a cup with 3 rings, the outer ring cutting through another cup. There is also a cup with 2 rings.
