Archaeology Notes

Event ID 696551

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NR89SE 2 centred 85570 90690

(NR 8557 9069) Inscribed Rock (NR)

OS 6" map (1924).

See also:

NR89SE 13 NR 85537 90197 Standing Stone

NR89SE 19 NR 85664 90564 Cup- and ring-marked rock

NR89SE 20 NR 85720 90655 Cup- and ring-marked rock

NR89SE 27 NR 857 906 Cup-marked rock

NR89SE 28 NR 860 903 Cup- and ring-marked rock

NR89SE 29 NR 862 904 Cup-marked rock

NR89SE 30 NR 862 903 Cup- and ring-marked rock

NR89SE 31 NR 862 903 Cup- and ring-marked rock

NR89SE 32 NR 864 903 Cup- and ring-marked rock

NR89SE 56 NR 85566 90814 Cup- and ring-marked rock

One of the largest groups of cup and ring markings known occurs on two contiguous rock faces 1/4 ml N of Achnabreck. The markings comprise cups, 1"-5" in diameter, and cups with from 1-7 rings. One on the upper face, a cup with seven rings, measures 3' in diameter. Most of the cup and ring marks have a radial groove; some have two. A double spiral marking occurs on the upper rock face. Almost all the markings are comparatively shallow.

R W Feachem 1963

A. The two contiguous rock faces measure 12.8m by 6.0m and 8.2m by 5.5m and bear 17 and 9 cup and ring marks respectively. Most have radial grooves with up to 6 rings and the largest measures 1.0m in diameter. There are also several single cup marks and various interconnecting channels.

B. 20.0m to the SW at NR 8555 9068, a sloping outcrop measuring 13.0m by 11.0m bears 47 cup and ring marks. Most have radial grooves with up to 8 rings and the largest measures 0.8m in diameter. There are also many single cup marks and various interconnecting channels.

C. (NR 8552 9065): a sloping outcrop, under guardianship, measures 7.0m by 4.0m and bears 15 cup and ring marks. Most have radial grooves with up to 5 rings, the largest being 0.6m in diameter. There are also many single cup marks and interconnecting channels.

Surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (DWR) 3 May 1973

The carvings at Achnabreck are fully described and illustrated by Morris.

R W B Morris 1974

No change to the report of OS (DWR).

Surveyed at 1/10,000.

Visited by OS (BS) 28 March 1977