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Latitude: 56.4917 / 56°29'30"N
Longitude: -4.3857 / 4°23'8"W
OS Eastings: 253213
OS Northings: 735839
OS Grid: NN532358
Mapcode National: GBR HCJK.KSG
Mapcode Global: WH3L3.L3S7
Entry Name: Duncroisk,cup & ring marked rocks 450m SSE of
Scheduled Date: 19 March 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4731
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art
Location: Killin
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Trossachs and Teith
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument is a ridge of schist on which there are at least eight separate groups of cup marks, many of them ringed. The ridge is situated between the public road to Duncroisk and the River Lochay. The cups are up to 4cm deep and the rings are up to 25cm in diameter. The complex has been described as one of the finest in the country. Further complexes of markings may be hidden under vegetation. The area to be scheduled measures 80m ENE-WSW by 30m transversely, to include the visible markings and an area around in which further marks may survive, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a very well preserved complex of prehistoric cup and ring markings, which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of the nature and purpose of prehistoric art. It is of particular importance because there are other complexes in the area; comparison of the different groups would be of considerable interest.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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