MHG44693 - Cup marked stone, Dunlichity Parish Church, Burial Ground

Summary

A gravestone, with 38 cup marks in the graveyard at Dunlichity was first reported in the late 19th century. No trace recorded in more recent investigation.

Type and Period (1)

CUP MARKED STONE (Undated)

Protected Status

Listed Building (B) 1704: Dunlichity Parish Church Of Scotland, Watch-House McGilleveray Burial Enclosure and Burial Ground

Full Description

In the churchyard is a yellow sandstone gravestone with 38 cup-marks, and broken into two parts.
W Jolly 1882. <1>

The church is harled and in use. The burial enclosures at the E and W ends, possibly contain parts of an earlier fabric. There is no trace of the broken cup-marked gravestone, and there was no local information regarding it.
Visited by OS (A A) 21 April 1970.

Sources/Archives (1)

<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. 372-3; fig. 78.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 6597 3295 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH63SE
Civil Parish	DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Dunlichity Parish Church, Burial Ground (Monument) (MHG25364)

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http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB1704 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))

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