Eggerness

Site type: Class I carved symbols

Parish: Sorbie

County: Wigtownshire

Grid reference: NX 486 472

Lat / long: 54.796761, -4.356577

Alternative names:

Garlieston

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

In 1986 a series of Pictish carvings were discovered on a rocky outcrop and nearby rock face.

The carvings include animals that have been interpreted as either deer or horses (or a mixture of the two), along with cup and ring markings.

References (books)

The Pictish Guide

Elizabeth Sutherland

Edinburgh, 1997

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