MHG6774 - Cup marked stone - Laggan Hill
Summary
Cup marked stone not located during the ScRAP project.
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On a hill on the farm of Laggan, is a huge mass of mica schist most earth fast. The top is flattish 12 - 14ft across and contains 53 cup-marks. <1>
On the ridge extending SW from Laggan Hill there are 2 cup marked boulders and 6 rock outcrops with cup-marks. Centred NH 9995 2595
A:- Flat rock outcrop measuring c. 4.5m by c. 2.0m containing at least 30 cup marks.
B:- Flat rock outcrop measuring c. 1.5m by c. 1.4m containing at least 4 cup marks.
C:- Flat rock outcrop measuring c. 1.4m by c. 1.0m containing at least 5 cups.
D:- Flat rock outcrop measuring c. 0.6m by c. 0.3m containing 1 cup mark.
E:- Flat rock outcrop measuring c 1.6m by c. 0.7m containing 2 cup marks.
NH 9995 2585
F:- Flat rock outcrop measuring c. 1.3m by c. 0.7m containing at least 20 cup marks.
NH 9993 2607
G:- A boulder measuring c. 2.8m in length, c. 2.0m in width and c. 1.6m high. The E face of the boulder is flat and contains at least 43 cup marks. This may be the stone mentioned by Mitchell and Drummond (1875).
NH 9994 2640
H:- A boulder measuring c. 1.9m in length, c. 1.3m in width and c. 0.4m high. The top is flat and contains 9 cup marks.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (R L) 16 September 1966.
Site visited and photographed by John Halliday, 30/09/03. Highland Archaeology Challenge. See assoc. docs. File.
J Aikten : 20/01/04.
See sketch in Ass. Docs.
Access and interpretation information - See Assoc. Docs. File
J Aitken : 15/3/04
Large outcrop with over 100 cupmarks on 8 individual slabs/exposed surfaces. <2>
This site was visited as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS in February 2019. This record comprises of several panels, which have been recorded individually elsewhere. These records are as follows: Laggan Hill 1 (A) - Canmore ID 285787; ScRAP ID 2155 Laggan Hill 2 (B) - Canmore ID 285783; ScRAP ID 2404 Laggan Hill 3 (C) - Canmore ID 285784; ScRAP ID 269 Laggan Hill 4 (D) - Canmore ID 285785; ScRAP ID 1061 Laggan Hill 5 (E) - Not located. Laggan Hill 6 (F) - Not located. Laggan Hill 7 (G) - Canmore ID 285786; ScRAP ID 839 Laggan Hill 8 (H) - Canmore ID 285782; ScRAP ID 441.
Note; see MHG50281 for panel 1, MHG50277 for panel 2, MHG50278 for panel 3, MHG50279 for panel 4, MHG50280 for panel 7, MHG50276 for panel 8. (TB 19/7/24)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG1803 Text/Publication/Article: Mitchell, A and Drummond, J. 1874. Vacation notes in Cromar, Burghead, and Strathspey. Including notice of one of the supposed burial-places of St Columba. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 10. 603-89. 643.
- <2> SHG25666 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Boat of Garten. Yes. Digital. Site 20.
- <3> SHG28055 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017-. Scotland's Rock Art (ScRAP). ScRAP ID 2054.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9994 2595 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH92NE |
| Civil Parish | CROMDALE, INVERALLAN AND ADVIE |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15421 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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