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Latitude: 55.823 / 55°49'22"N
Longitude: -4.4979 / 4°29'52"W
OS Eastings: 243611
OS Northings: 661688
OS Grid: NS436616
Mapcode National: GBR 3G.64LG
Mapcode Global: WH3P4.WW9V
Entry Name: High Craigenfeoch,cup and ring marked rock 750M NNE of
Scheduled Date: 30 July 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6005
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art
Location: Paisley
County: Renfrewshire
Electoral Ward: Johnstone South and Elderslie
Traditional County: Renfrewshire
A rock outcrop with a group of cup and ring and cup marks. The rock is a gritstone outcrop which slopes at 35 degrees NW, at present uncovered for about 11m by 3m, 1.5m high at its vertical E side. The stone is marked with at least 5 complete cups and rings and at least 5 additional cups, some of which may once also have been ringed.
At least one of the cup and ring markings has a long wavy groove downhill from the ring. The area to be scheduled measures 20m in diameter to include the cup and ring marked rock and an area round it in which traces of activities associated with its use may survive, as marked in red on the attached plan.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well preserved example of a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock. Many carvings of this type appear to date from around 2000 to 1600 BC and although the precise meaning of the symbols is not clear, they potentially incorporate important information about the ritual activities of prehistoric man.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NS 46 SW 9.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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