MHG2681 - Cup marked stone, Culnakirk
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
There is a cup-marked stone, imbedded in the ground about 58 yards west of'Clachmor' (NH 43 SE 2) There are 5 cups,all 2 1/2-3" in diameter, on its exposed level surface.
W Jolly 1882 <1>
Only two cup marks 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter can be seen on this stone at NH 49873107, which is deeply embedded in the ground and partly covered by turf.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 3 December 1964
This stone was not identified during a walkover survey in August 2008. It is possible that it has been moved in order to enable more direct access to the field through the gateway from the Culnakirk Roadway. <2>
Douglas Scott submitted photographs and information about this stone in April 2011: This recumbent cup marked stone measures around 2 metres by 1 metre and lies about 30 metres to the west of the large cup marked slab of Clachmore. The southern end of the stone was excavated in 2001, by archaeologist Graham Robbins, to see if it was a fallen standing stone. Although a small hollow was found, this was too shallow to function as a stone hole and it was concluded that the stone had never stood upright. <3>
Douglas Scott confirms that the stone has not, in fact, been moved. It is still located on the north corner of the driveway as depicted on Ordnance Survey mapping. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> 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. 55.
- <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: McCullagh, C. 10/2008. Kiltarlity to Drumnadrochit Overhead Line: Desk Based and Walk-Over Survey. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. 14/10/2008. Digital. Feature HH.
- <3> Image/Photograph(s): Scott, D. 2010-11. Photographs and information from Douglas Scott. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <4> Text/Correspondence: Highand Council. 05/2011. Email correspondence between Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer, and Douglas Scott. Yes. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NH 4986 3107 (point) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH43SE |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (2)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12340 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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