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Wester Craiglands
Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Wester Craiglands
Classification Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) 'The Twelve Sons Of Jacob'
Canmore ID 14328
Site Number NH75NW 12
NGR NH 706 574
NGR Description NH c. 706 574
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14328
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosemarkie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH75NW 12 c. 70 57
A large cup-marked boulder was found in a clay-pit on the farm of Wester Craiglands. It bears twelve cup-marks, each about 2 1/2" in diameter and set close together. They are locally known as 'The Twelve Sons of Jacob'.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1912.
Note (1979)
Wester Craiglands NH527 497 NH54NW 12
This cup-marked boulder cannot now be located.
RCAHMS 1979
