MHG57260 - Cup marked Stone - Allt A'chuilinn
Summary
Cup marked stone at Allt A'chuilinn
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
RCAHMS Canmore description:
The site comprises one main boulder panel and six “satellites” (NOSAS Site Survey Nos 056 A - G). The principal site lies on a natural terraceat an altitude of 180m, about 1.5kms N of Little Scatwell with an open aspect S overlooking Strathconon. The present day land surface is characterised by clear felling amid commercial forestry although there is evidence of formerly improved land in the vicinity with a number of large enclosures and a complex field system to the SE as well as a number of cairns which may not just relate to clearance.
056F at NH3930 57494. A massive earth-fast boulder approximately 2.5m square x 1.3 m high on the down slope side; there is one large distinct cup 7.5cm x 1.5cm deep and two smaller cups forming a triangle. On the steep E sloping face of the boulder toward the base is another possible cup, and on the large slab that leans against the main is another possible cup also near the base.
Information supplied by North of Scotland Archaeological Society but not noted in the Strathconon report. <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3930 5749 (5m by 5m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH35NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | CONTIN |
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