MHG11839 - Standing stone with possible cupmarks - Drumdivan
Summary
Standing stone with possible cupmarks at Drumdivan
Type and Period (2)
- STANDING STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
- CUP MARKED STONE? (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
Full Description
NH78NE 7 7808 8990.
Standing Stone (NR) OS 6" map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1907)
In Camore Wood, about 170 yards SE of E end of Loch-an-treel, is a standing stone - a large monolith of sandstone, roughly quadrangular at base, tapering to a point at its upper extremity. It is 8' 9" in height above ground, 2' 5" across W face at base, and 1' 10" across N. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909. <1>
A standing stone, as described by RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (A A) 31 March 1971.
Ploughed right to v edge of 5m exclusion zone - 12/2003
Dornoch Heritage Soc Site 1
Photographs of this stone were submitted to the HER in November 2010. D Scott reports that there are cup marks at the base of the stone, but these are not evident on photographs. <2>
This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS but has yet to be visited. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 51, No. 148.
- <2> SHG25031 Image/Photograph(s): Scott, D. 2010-11. Photographs and information from Douglas Scott. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <3> SHG28055 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017-. Scotland's Rock Art (ScRAP). ScRAP ID 2445.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7806 8990 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (3)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM1786 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14639 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.rockart.scot/rock-art-database/?scrapToolsaction=datatools:panel.view_all&id=E0987EA5-4E51-45D2-B734C483477063C1 (View the ScRAP record for this site)
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