Monument record MHG3825 - Kirkton
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6049 4520 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KIRKHILL |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
NH64NW 12 605 452.
At Kirkton Farmhouse (NH 605 453) are two stones with unusually large cups. Both stones are from Rhynie parish ( Aberdeenshire) and were found at the farm of Sandargue near the ruins of Lesmore Castle one mile from the village of Rhynie. Both are of porphyry; both are incomplete having been broken.
W Jolly 1882.
No trace of these stones were found at Kirkton. Inverness Museum was consulted but no information was encountered.
Visited by OS (W D J) 28 March 1962.
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. 343-5.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
