Monument record MHG3612 - Buaile Chomhnard
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6200 3300 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DORES |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
NH63SW 22 62 33.
Two cup marked stones were found by Hugh Ross, of Farr Public School "in the hollow to the south of the central ridge " on which Buaile Chomhnard (?Dun: NH63SW 1) stands. They are of a softish light yellow sandstone, and lie flat on the ground with well formed cups on the exposed surface. Stone 'A' contains 26 cup-marks, and a larger basin 7" across and 2 1/2 " deep.
Stone 'B' contains 14 cup marks 2 of which are of the larger type. One is 5 1/2" across and 2 3/4" deep, and the other 5 x 4 1/2" across and 2 1/2" deep.
W Jolly 1882.
The stones were not located in that part of the area described above. Visited by OS (R D L) September 1963.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. 357-8; figs. 60 and 60a.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
