Monument record MHG8009 - Cup marked Stone, Ardoch

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Grid reference Centred NH 6114 7246 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH67SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ALNESS

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NH67SW 23 6115 7247.

At NH 6113 7248 is a prostrate slab, c.0.7m square bearing at least 25 cup marks varying from about 1ins to 4ins in diameter.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (A A) 3 November 1970. <1>

Graham Grant visited this stone on 22 September and submitted photos to the HER. He describes the stone as a "fine example sitting on its own at the edge of a field". <2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- 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. 122.
  • <1> Interactive Resource/Online Database: RCAHMS. Canmore, online database of the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). 13787.
  • <2> Image/Photograph(s): Grant, G. 2009-11. Information and photographs of various HER sites submitted by Graham Grant. Colour. Yes. Digital.

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Record last edited

Sep 27 2011 10:43AM

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