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Craskie

Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible), Mound (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)

Site Name Craskie

Classification Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)(Possible), Mound (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)(Possible)

Canmore ID 12260

Site Number NH33SW 1

NGR NH 302 340

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Kilmorack
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH33SW 1 302 340.

(Area: NH 302 340) Twenty yards from the farmhouse at Crasky and some 200 yds. above the river Cannich: A mound surrounded by 14 stones (one 6'8" long and 'recently upright') set in a circle 36 yds. in diam; on the mound (and 2 yds. from the 6'8" stone) a prostrate stone with 27 cup-marks, 9'8 1/2" x 14' x 1'9". Reported to Jolly: not seen by him.

W Jolly 1882

No mound, circle of stones or cup-marked stone answering Jolly's description could be found near Craskie. Position of feature probably incorrectly reported to Jolly.

Visited by OS (N K B) 18 October 1966

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