Monument record MHG7488 - Ardjachie Stone

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Grid reference Centred NH 7460 8450 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH78SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish TAIN

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NH78SW 17 746 845.
Cup-marked Stone, Ardjachie: This boulder (1.7m by 0.65m by 0.35m), which was uncovered by the plough about 1960, is now in Tain Museum. One face bears about thirty irregular cup-shaped depressions and a symbol resembling a spoked wheel.
E Macnamara 1971; RCAHMS 1979.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Macnamara, E. 1971. 'Tain, Ardjachie Farm, cup markings and incised symbol', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1971, p.38-9. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 38-9. 38-9.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 17, No. 121.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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