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MHG63187 - Cup Marked Stone - Strath Sgitheach Allt Na Criche (8)

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A cup marked stone (H) at Strath Sgitheach Allt Na Criche.

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NH56SW 13 522 630.
Centred around NH 522630 are 8 cup marked rocks ('A' - 'H').
'A' is a boulder measuring 3.1m x 1.9m x 0.6 m high with at least fifteen shallow cup marks on its upper surface. NH 5220 6292
'B' a large block 3.6m x 1.8m x 1m maximum height. It is largely earth-covered. It has 23 cup marks on its two outer edges. NH 5213 6298
'C' a boulder 1.8m x 1.2m x 0.6m high with six cup marks. NH 5212 6297
'D' boulder 2.4m x 1m x 0.6m high with 7 small shallow cup marks. NH 5126 6296
'E' small boulder 1.1m x 0.7m x 0.3m high with 2 probable cup marks. NH 5201 6298
'F' a boulder lying close by has 7 shallow cup marks upon it. NH 5201 6301
'G', a boulder, 2.8m x 1.5m x 0.6m, lying on bank of a stream, has probably slipped from its original position due to erosion. It has 6 extremely shallow cup marks on its upper surface. NH 6196 6324
'H' is a slab 2.2m x 1.3m lying flush with ground; it has 3 probable cup marks on its surface. NH 5247 6295
Surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (J B) 16 November 1976

8 outcrops of rock with shallow cup-marks.
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978

This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS in August 2018. The panel located in a low-lying flat area of rough grazing, generally in the bottom of Strath Sgitheach. The Allt an Criche passes about 15m to the west. A vehicle track (not marked on the OS 1:25k map) crosses the Allt an Criche at a ford which is filled with large boulders. The panel is almost completely overgrown and located about 20m south of the ford.

The panel is a large flat slab of schist. The overall size and shape is uncertain, the edges were not exposed. There are 3 shallow cups together and a further (unlikely) indentation about 1m away. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (T. Blackie 18/03/24)

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5248 6294 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH56SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	DINGWALL

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