MHG3587 - Possible cup marked stone (probable natural feature) - Dunlichity Farm
Summary
A possible cup marked stone but probably a natural feature at Dunlichity Farm.
Type and Period (2)
- CUP MARKED STONE? (Unknown date)
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH63SE 4 6592 3271.
Two cup marks were found by Hugh Ross, teacher at Farr Public School, on the top of an isolated crag of rock, in the SW corner of a field in front of Clachan farmhouse and five hundred yards due south of Dunlichity church. One is 8 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep, the other is 3 1/2 inches diameter and 7/8 inches deep. There are traces of others on the same rock.
W Jolly 1882.
This "isolated crag" is a rock outcrop at NH 6592 3271, with two circular depressions as described by Jolly (W Jolly 1882), in its flat top.
The larger one is probably a weathering mark, as are the traces of others he mentions. The smaller is a perfectly circular depression, possibly a cupmark, but its association with the others suggests that it may also be a weathering mark.
Visited by OS (A A) 16 April 1970.
A sheet of rock outcrop on the crest of a spur to the S of Dunlichity steading bears two cupmarks. The N cup measures 75mm in diameter and 20mm in depth. The S cup measures 120mm across and 30mm in depth. (USN93 46)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 2 December 1992.
This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS in February 2019. A sheet of rock outcrop on the crest of a spur in rough pasture to the south of Dunlichity Steading/Farm.
This panel is part of an outcrop that measures 4.2x2m which includes natural hollows, weathering channels and a rough surface. Two possible cupmarks can be found on the surface of the rock, although they are almost certainly natural features. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 346-7; fig. 50.
- --- SHG2676 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1994. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Upper Strathnairn, Inverness: an archaeological survey: summary report. .
- <1> SHG28055 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017-. Scotland's Rock Art (ScRAP). ScRAP ID 176. XY
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6591 3270 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63SE |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13222 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.rockart.scot/rock-art-database/?scrapToolsaction=datatools:panel.view_all&id=0FA3567A-85CE-452A-9601AE5D293CB5ED (View the ScRAP record for this site)
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