Monument record MHG2650 - Cup Marked Stone, Urchany
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4478 4576 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
A well known cup-marked boulder, 6 1/2 by 6 by 3 feet, of hard dark grey mica-schist, stands earthfast about 6 yards from the door of the ruined gamekeeper's house of Urchany. The surface bears over 40 cup-marks,
some of which have been tampered with. Two of the cups are connected.
W Jolly 1882
As described above, this cup-marked boulder was located at NH 4479 4576. Approx. 40 cup-marks were seen; only about half this number were prominent, the remainder may have been caused by weathering and appeared as slight indentations on the surface of the boulder.
Visited by OS (R B) 7 July 1965
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1317 Text/Publication/Article: Jolly, W. 1882. On cup-marked stones in the neighbourhood of Inverness; with an appendix on cup-marked stones in the Western Islands. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 16. 300-401. 358-9.
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 15, No. 89.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
