MHG3825 - Kirkton

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CUP MARKED STONE (Undated)

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NH64NW 12 605 452.

At Kirkton Farmhouse (NH 605 453) are two stones with unusually large cups. Both stones are from Rhynie parish ( Aberdeenshire) and were found at the farm of Sandargue near the ruins of Lesmore Castle one mile from the village of Rhynie. Both are of porphyry; both are incomplete having been broken.
W Jolly 1882.

No trace of these stones were found at Kirkton. Inverness Museum was consulted but no information was encountered.
Visited by OS (W D J) 28 March 1962.

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--- 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. 343-5.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 6049 4520 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH64NW
Civil Parish	KIRKHILL
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/13461 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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