MHG3355 - Cup Marked Stone - Allt an Daimh (Rivoulich)
Summary
A cup marked stone at Allt an Daimh (Rivoulich).
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH53SW 9 5271 3452.
A rough stone bearing 14 cup-marks lies at the bottom of a march dike, on the rough elevated road between Abriachan (NH 55 35) and Drumnadrochit, about half a mile north by east of Rivulich farmhouse. (Rivoulich NH 52 33?) 'It lies in the centre of an old inhabited part, now under cultivation, an upland green oasis between Glenurquhart and Abriachan.' (In the immediate neighbourhood are numerous 'grave mounds' and hut-circles - see NH 53 SW 12).
W Jolly 1882
At NH 5271 3452 is the cup-marked stone as described and illustrated by Jolly.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (R L) 24 Feburary 1970
This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS but has yet to be visited. (TB 31/7/24)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. 351-2.
- <1> SHG28055 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017-. Scotland's Rock Art (ScRAP). ScRAP ID 415.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5271 3452 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH53SW |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12648 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.rockart.scot/rock-art-database/?scrapToolsaction=datatools:panel.view_all&id=248389FB-87FE-4621-8FBD4AE0FEB9F1EA (View the ScRAP record for this site)
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