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Balnafoich 1
Cup Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Balnafoich 1
Classification Cup Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 13149
Site Number NH63NE 47
NGR NH 68418 35061
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13149
- Council Highland
- Parish Daviot And Dunlichity
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH63NE 47 6841 3505
At NH 6841 3505 on the edge of a pasture field are two cup-marked boulders within 16.0 m of each other. The W example, found by Mr E A Meldrum, measures about 2.0 by 2.0 m and 1.2 m high, with at least three cup-marks on its upper surface. The E boulder, discovered during field investigation, lies flush with the ground and is partially obscured by turf. The exposed part measures 2.4 by 1.2 m, and contains 16 cup-marks. There are numerous boulders in the area, most of which have been removed from the adjacent field. No further cup-marks were identified.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 6 September 1982.
Scheduled as 'Balnafoich, cupmarks 320m SSW of,... two large earthfast boulders bearing cup markings... The boulders lie 16m apart from each other in unimproved pasture close to the confluence of [the] rivers Farnack and Nairn at 180m above sea level.'
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 1 March 2007.
NH 68389 35100 50m N of the easternmost stone recorded in NH63NE47, a boulder 2.8 x 1.2 x 0.9m bearing seven cup marks the largest being 50 x 20mm.
George Currie, 2006.
Note (26 November 2018)
Date Fieldwork Started: 26/11/2018
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: On the W bank of the River Nairn, opposite the confluence with the River Farnack, is a SE facing slope currently in use as rough pasture, which is littered with numerous boulders. This panel sits flush with the ground and is largely covered in moss and turf. It can be found on the edge of the area of rough pasture towards the bottom of the slope, and close to a pole supporting a power cable. A second carved panel can be found approximately 10m to the E, named Balnafoich 2 (ScRAP ID: 3056).
Panel Notes: This slightly pear-shaped, gently domed panel lies flat against the earth. It measures 2.4m in length and is 1.3m wide. Twenty-five cups of varying depths have been carved in an apparently scattered manner over the surface. Additionally, there is also a clear curving groove or crack near the NW (narrower) end.
