Balnuarin
Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Balnuarin
Classification Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Balnuarin Of Clava Garden Wall
Canmore ID 14261
Site Number NH74SE 13
NGR NH 75654 44350
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14261
- Council Highland
- Parish Croy And Dalcross (Nairn)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Nairn
- Former County Nairn
NH74SE 13 7565 4435.
A cupmarked stone, measuring 22 x 17 ins, which, in 1881, was built into the upper right side of the chimney recess at Balanfhuarain or Welltown, was, by 1893, built into the garden wall at the front of the house. It is only a part of a larger stone and has been squared by the mason. There are thirteen cups on the stone.
W Jolly 1882; G Bain 1893.
NH 7565 4435. This stone was located in the garden wall at Balnuarin facing towards the farmhouse.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (W D J) 25 April 1962.
Field Visit (April 1979)
Balnuarin NH 756 443 NH74SE 13
This stone is built into a wall 10m SE of Balnuarin farmhouse; its NW face bears thirteen cup-marks.
RCAHMS 1979, visited April 1979
(Jolly 1882, 334-5)
Note (8 November 2018)
Date Fieldwork Started: 08/11/2018
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: The stone is built into the inside of the garden wall on the NE side of the gate, with its carved surface facing towards the house. The garden lies between the house and a small road.
Panel Notes: The panel is a trimmed rectangular shape, measuring 0.57 x 0.42m, and is currently placed vertically in the garden wall, surrounded by dressed stone blocks. The motifs are close together, covering the surface. They comprise 9 large cups, one of which was truncated when the stone was shaped to fit in the setting, 4 large cups with single rings visible in the photogrammetry model, and a short groove (probably natural) along the upper edge of the panel.
