MHG63100 - Cup marked stone - Loch Ussie (2)
Summary
A cup marked stone at Loch Ussie.
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Situated about 82m NW of the hut-circle (see MHG9034), there is a large boulder on the upper surface of which there is a cup-mark measuring 80-90mm in diameter.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 1 March 1989.
This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS in December 2018. The panel lies in a large, fairly flat field of rough grazing about 75m northwest of a hut circle and Loch Ussie 1 (ScRAP 1880, Canmore 12817). The ground slopes very gently to the north to Loch Ussie 150 m away, but the loch is not visible from the panel.
The panel is a low-lying area of exposed schist outcrop measuring 2.2 x 1.7 m. It is flattish and roughly rectangular with the surface sloping gently to the east, with one cup 6cm across, 1.5cm deep near the centre of highest part of rock. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5047 5637 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | FODDERTY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12817 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.rockart.scot/rock-art-database/?scrapToolsaction=datatools:panel.view_all&id=9759D26E-201C-4324-8BF2312EEFA75D5E (View the ScRAP record for this site)
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