MHG12719 - Cup & Ring marked stone, Lochan Hakel
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CUP AND RING MARKED STONE (Undated)
Protected Status
Full Description
NC55SE 5 5699 5264.
(NC 5699 5264) Cup and Ring Stone (NR)
OS 6" map (1961)
A large earth-fast boulder whose flat upper surface bears thirty-four cup-marks of which eleven are surrounded by rings. Eight of the markings are well-defined and of these the clearest is 3ins. across by 1 1/4ins. deep with a ring 7ins. in diameter. Local tradition says the markings were made by the high heels of a fairy who lived nearby.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; J Horsburgh 1870
A large, weathered cup and ring marked rock as described.
Visited by OS (JLD) 22 April 1960
No change to RCAHMS report.
Visited by OS (JM) 11 October 1978
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1182 Text/Publication/Article: Horsburgh, J. 1870. 'Notes of cromlechs, duns, hut-circles, chambered cairns, and other remains, in the County of Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7, 1866-8, pp 271-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 277.
- --- 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. . 187, No. 541.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 5699 5263 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | NC55SE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM1806 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5375 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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