West Town
Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name West Town
Classification Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 13254
Site Number NH63SW 22
NGR NH 61999 32999
NGR Description NH c. 62 33
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13254
- Council Highland
- Parish Dores
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH63SW 22 c. 62 33
Two cup marked stones were found by Hugh Ross, of Farr Public School "in the hollow to the south of the central ridge " on which Buaile Chomhnard (?Dun: NH63SW 1) stands. They are of a softish light yellow sandstone, and lie flat on the ground with well formed cups on the exposed surface. Stone 'A' contains 26 cup-marks, and a larger basin 7" across and 2 1/2 " deep.
Stone 'B' contains 14 cup marks 2 of which are of the larger type. One is 5 1/2" across and 2 3/4" deep, and the other 5 x 4 1/2" across and 2 1/2" deep.
W Jolly 1882.
The stones were not located in that part of the area described above.
Visited by OS (R D L) September 1963.
Note (9 April 2019)
Date Fieldwork Started: 09/04/2019
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: Stones not located.
