Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
High Banks
High Banks — cup and ring marked stones in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
High Banks is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "cup and ring marked stones in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 54.8188°, -4.0105°.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8188, -4.0105
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG6 4QB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q1569365 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Banks cup and ring markings (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cup and ring markings - geograph.org.uk - 793177.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Banks?
- High Banks is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG6 4QB).
- Is High Banks a listed building?
- High Banks is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is High Banks free to visit?
- Yes, High Banks is free to enter.
- How do I get to High Banks?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG6 4QB. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.