The Ballochmyle Walls are two large sandstone sheets which are literally covered with hundreds of Neolithic cup-and-ring markings and other designs and motifs. The walls were rediscovered in the late 1980s when the vegetation around them was cleared. This has perhaps had the unfortunate side-effect of accelerating weathering and vandalism of the surfaces.

We decided to undertake recording work on these walls to establish a baseline
laser scan record of the surfaces in case any further damage or erosion
was to take place. We scanned the entire left wall (approximately 60 square
metres of rock) in one afternoon at a resolution of approximately 0.5mm and
an accuracy of 0.08mm.

Ballochmyle Walls Rock Art

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