MHG2680 - Cup marked stone, Culnakirk

Summary

No summary available.

Type and Period (1)

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

Protected Status

None recorded

Full Description

A stone bearing two cup-marks lies on the west bank of the Gartalie Burn, near the farm of the same name. It lies half way up the bank which is 18' high at thatpoint.
The stone is of gneiss,3 1/2' x 3' , smooth and rounded and in its vincinity are several similar boulders.
W Jolly 1882

No trace of this stone could be found.
Visited by OS (R D) 4 December 1964

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1317 Text/Publication/Article: Jolly, W. 1882. On cup-marked stones in the neighbourhood of Inverness; with an appendix on cup-marked stones in the Western Islands. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 16. 300-401. 351; Fig. 56.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference	Centred NH 4899 3100 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH43SE
Civil Parish	URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (0)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/12341 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.