MHG2679 - Cup Marked Stone - Clach-Na-H-Aorin

Summary

A destroyed cup marked stone.

Type and Period (1)

CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)

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An immense, cup-marked boulder of gneiss, "Clach -na-h-aorin' - 'the stone of the Mass' - lay west of Polmaily, between the Sitheans of Tor-shee and Polmaily. It was destroyed about 1848.
J Ross 1888

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--- SHG1526 Text/Publication/Article: Ross, J. 1888. 'Some noteable stones and legends', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 2 1880-3, p.257-9. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 257-9. 258.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4699 2999 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH42NE
Civil Parish	URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/12342 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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