MHG8973 - Knockancurin
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH56NE 17 5820 6522.
At NH 5820 6522, lying at NE side of a field gate and obviously moved from another position, is a sub-rectangular cup-marked slab measuring 1.4m by 0.6m by 0.2m thick. The flat upper surface bears at least 30 weathered cup-marks 1.5m deep at best. Two additional cup-marks are positioned on S edge of the stone. Also on the stone's upper surface are two dumb-bell shaped marks measuring approximately 0.20m by 0.08m.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J B) 12 March 1980
An illustration of the decorated upper surface of the Knockancurin cup marked stone. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5820 6522 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12880 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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