Monument record MHG53427 - Cup marked boulder, Camas Luinie

Summary

A badly eroded cup marked boulder.

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Grid reference NG 94372 29180 (point) (GPS derived)
Map sheet NG92NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish KINTAIL

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At a place called Camaslunie there are two cup-marked boulders. On one of the stones are no less than fifty cups. <1>

The second boulder was rediscovered by John Wombell in 2010. It is described as a smooth prostrate earthfast boulder of fine grained mica schist, kite shaped and measuring 1.65m NW/SE by 0.75m by c.0.3m high. It has 3 definite badly-eroded cups and 2 probable cups, all c.50mm diameter by c.7mm deep. <2><3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: MacRae, N. 1923. The romance of a royal burgh: Dingwall's story of a thousand years. 339.
  • <2> Text/Correspondence: Wombell, J. 08/02/2010. Email from John Wombell regarding cup marked stones at Loch Long. Yes. Digital.
  • <3> Image/Photograph(s): Wombell, J. 2010. Photographs of cup marked stones. Colour. Yes. Digital.

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2011 1:24PM

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