The Kirkcudbright Rock Art Group is united by a common interest in history, archaeology and the Dumfries and Galloway countryside. We share a fascination in the dramatic and inspiring locations in which the rocks are usually located and also learning and speculating about the reasons-for-being of the rock panels themselves.
The group was formed as result of a presentation by the ScRAP Team to Kirkcudbright History Society, which you can find out more about at kirkcudbrighthistorysociety .org.uk
We come from a wide range of backgrounds, from: teaching to land management; human resources consulting to marketing, and we have our very own qualified and experienced archaeologist. We meet regularly over coffee to discuss and agree how to work best together. We very much enjoy the fieldwork – especially the moment when the patterns in the rocks reveal themselves, and we work with a collective sense of fun and good humour.
Our regular fieldwork days are Tuesday afternoons and Thursday afternoons. We have an embarrassment of riches in the countryside close to Kirkcudbright when it comes to panels to be recorded – we have identified at least 80 from known records, so our work is normally within a 20-minute drive of Kirkcudbright town.
Newcomers welcome!
