MHG7453 - Cup marked stone - Dorusdain Wood
Summary
A cup marked stone at Dorusdain Wood.
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG92SE 3 968 217.
There is an exposed, glaciated rock-surface, literally covered with cup-marks, on the low ground between Lienassie (NG 9621) and Dorusduan (NG 9822).
T Wallace 1897.
In the area centred on NG 968 217 there are a number of outcrops on a low rise, five of them (A-E) bearing cup-marks.
'A' bears about 15 cup-marks some possibly due to weathering.
'B' bears 3 weathered cup-marks and possibly another two or three.
'C' bears 1 good cup-mark.
'D' bears 1 good cup-mark.
'E' bears 2 possible cup-marks.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (J M) 18 June 1974.
This panel was recorded as part of the ScRAP (Scotland’s Rock Art project) by members of NoSAS but has yet to be visited. <1> (TB 9/8/24)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1180 Text/Publication/Article: Wallace, T. 1896-7. 'Notes of antiquities in Loch Alsh and Kintail', PSAS, Volume 31. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotl. 86-9. 87.
- <1> SHG28055 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. 2017-. Scotland's Rock Art (ScRAP). ScRAP ID 2665.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9688 2176 (113m by 72m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG92SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KINTAIL |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12013 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.rockart.scot/rock-art-database/?scrapToolsaction=datatools:panel.view_all&id=F4A86EAF-7487-41F7-B3EE23C1753E29CF (View the ScRAP record for this site)
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