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MHG53483 - Cup marked stone - Rogie Farm (73)

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A cup marked stone at Rogie Farm (10 of 12).

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Five small cups, well spread out on an earthfast boulder c2m in diameter and 1.2m high. This is one a group of twelve stones mostly situated on two knolls. All the stones in this group will be recorded in detail as part of the Ross-shire Rock Art project taking place 2009-2011. <1>

This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS in November 2017. The panel is in a slight clearing in dense planted forest. The ground here forms a ridge sloping gently to the southeast and (without the trees) would have a wide area of visibility overlooking the area from the northeast around to the southwest with the Black Water river below.

The panel is a large, prominent rock outcrop with a flat upper surface 3.1m x 1.9m sloping gently to the east. The north and west edges are perpendicular, whereas the east and south edges are more rounded. The rock is mostly smooth but there is a band of rougher rock with quartz and mica running diagonally from the northwest corner. There are 3 cups aligned along the west edge of the panel and 2 aligned along the north edge. <2>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (T. Blackie 28/03/24)

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Grid reference	Centred NH 44192 59752 (15m by 16m)
Map sheet	NH45NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	FODDERTY

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