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Latitude: 56.6368 / 56°38'12"N
Longitude: -3.8812 / 3°52'52"W
OS Eastings: 284714
OS Northings: 751026
OS Grid: NN847510
Mapcode National: GBR JCS5.GWD
Mapcode Global: WH4LQ.CF1Z
Entry Name: Glassie, cup-marked rock 720m W of
Scheduled Date: 23 January 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM9682
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art
Location: Weem
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Highland
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a cup-marked rock outcrop. The rock is situated on the W bank of the Boltachan Burn, in open moorland. A smooth area of exposed bedrock is decorated with about 19 cup-marks.
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 Neolithic and Bronze Age and to have been related to acts of ritual and religious significance.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the rock and an area around it, within which related material may be expected to be found. The area 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
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NN 85 SW 6.
Bibliography:
Breadalbane Archaeol Soc (1964) 'Strathtay', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 37.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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