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Achterneed Wood 2
Cup Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Achterneed Wood 2
Classification Cup Marked Rock (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 368352
Site Number NH45NE 165
NGR NH 49211 59722
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/368352
- Council Highland
- Parish Fodderty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Note (21 November 2019)
Date Fieldwork Started: 21/11/2019
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: The panel a large outcrop on the steep S facing slope of Druim a'Chuilein, overlooking River Peffery and Knockfarrel on the S side of the valley. The rock is within an area of mixed woodland, mainly beech trees, just above and N of farmland. To the N is the Kyle of Lochalsh to Dingwall railway. There is a modern game bird raising pen about 6m to the NNW, and Achterneed Wood 1 (Canmore 12488, ScRAP 2700) cup marked stone lies about 35m to the SE.
Panel Notes: This is a large schist outcrop measuring 2.9m E-W by about 2.0m with a maximum height of 1.65m and set into the slope of the ground. On the day of the visit the majority of the outcrop was covered with moss but the whole stone has been exposed in the past by NOSAS recorders and there are only cupmarks on the bottom edge of the panel. Some moss was removed but most was left, similarly the bottom of the outcrop was cleared of leaves and soil but no further cups were found. There are 6 cupmarks grouped in 2 rows, 2 in the upper row and 4 in the bottom row.
