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Latitude: 56.5264 / 56°31'35"N
Longitude: -3.6872 / 3°41'13"W
OS Eastings: 296309
OS Northings: 738428
OS Grid: NN963384
Mapcode National: GBR V0.CZ59
Mapcode Global: WH5NJ.B7F3
Entry Name: Airlich Hill, cup-marked rock 800m SSE of Meikle Findowie
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8399
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art
Location: Little Dunkeld
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathtay
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a cup-marked rock outcrop of prehistoric date.
The monument lies immediately to the S of the summit of Airlich Hill, in improved grassland at around 310m OD. It comprises a flat area measuring some 1m by about 0.5m within a large rock outcrop, decorated with at least 9 cup-marks. The cup-marks vary in diameter from about 4cm to about 8cm, and measure up to about 3cm deep.
Cup-marks are decorative circular depressions carved into standing stones, outcrops of bedrock and boulders, and are sometimes found arranged in patterns with other motifs. They are thought to date principally to the Bronze Age and to have been related to acts of ritual and religious significance.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 10m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual practices. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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