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MHG63180 - Cup marked Stone - Allt A'chuilinn (7)

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Cup marked stone (56H) at Allt A'chuilinn.

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This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS in October 2017. This stone is situated on a SW facing hillside, at an altitude of 87m, 300m to the southwest of the main cupmarked rock (Allt a Chuilinn 1, Scrap ID 869) of the Allt a Chuilinn group of which it is part. The stone is on the west bank of the Allt a'Chuilinn and 30m distant from it. A steep forest track is just a few meters west of the boulder and a power line lies 250m to the south west.

This large boulder has two much smaller boulders adjacent, although these are not thought to be significant. It is a large earthfast boulder measuring 3.5m x 2.4m, with a broad, southwest facing upper surface divided into two parts by a step 0.3m in height. The higher northern third of the upper surface has a single cup in its west part. The cup is 5cm in diameter and 2cm deep and has a shallow channel running southwards from it, which is thought to be due to weathering. The lower southern part of the upper surface, measuring roughly 3m x 1.5m, is paler in colour and less weathered indicating that a large flake may have broken off the boulder at some point. <2>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (T. Blackie 13/03/24)

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Grid reference	Centred NH 3934 5762 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH35NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

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