Thorax
Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Thorax
Classification Cup Marked Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 17891
Site Number NJ55NE 5
NGR NJ 5849 5514
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17891
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Marnoch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Banffshire
NJ55NE 5 5849 5514
NJ 5852 5512 A rectangular stone slab, 0.9mx 0.6m x 0.1m bearing 22 cup marks on one face only, the largest being 2" diam, was ploughed up on 15th April 1964 by Mr A Bremner who pointed out the findspot. Nothing was found in the immediate vicinity of the stone which has since been moved against the field wall at NJ 5849 5514.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (JTT) 17 September 1964; Information from Mr Bremner, farmer, Thorax by Aberchirder.
No change.
Visited by OS (RL), 4 July 1968.
