Monument record MHG4041 - Gaodal
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6686 8446 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM68SE |
| Civil Parish | ARISAIG AND MOIDART |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NM68SE 1 6686 8446.
One of the finest examples of cup-marked stones in the west of Scotland lies at a place called Gaoidal, near Arisaig House, on the bare summit of a ridge between the arm of the sea on the south called Loch-nan-Uagh, and an open valley to the north.
It is a prostrate flat slab of micha-schist measuring 5 x 4 x 1 1/2ft thick. It was found and sketched in 1881 by Jolly, and bore 82 cups, mostly averaging 2-3 inches in diameter, but some as much as 6".
W Jolly 1882.
NM 6686 8446. This cup-marked stone is as described by Jolly.
Surveyed at 1/10,000
Visited by OS (NKB) 19 May 1970
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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. 396-7; illust..
- --- SHG13431 Image/Photograph(s): Cup-Marked Stone, Goadal.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13432 Image/Photograph(s): Bait Mortars.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
