Description

The monument is a set of cupmarkings, situated on the highest point of a rock outcrop which lies on the S bank of an unnamed burn, a short distance above a waterfall.

The cup-and-ring markings are weathered and partly obscured by moss. They include at least forty-one cups ranging in size from 150mm to 60mm to 60mm by 10mm (three of the larger cups may be surrounded by single rings) and three pairs of dumb-bell like markings have been noted. At the base of the outcrop are one pair of large plain cups and at least eight smaller ones.

The area to be scheduled is subcircular on plan and measures up to 30m from N to S by 30m transversely, to include the cupmarkings and an area around in which associated remains may survive, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because it is a well-preserved example of cupmarkings which may be contemporary with two cairns and a standing stone which are situated immediately below on the valley floor. The cupmarkings are part of a renowned concentration of similar and related monuments in the neighbourhood of the Kilmartin Valley which are of national and international importance for their potential to provide information about late Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual and social practice.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NM 80 SE 1.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland