Mulchaich East

Date Fieldwork Started: 18/10/2017

Compiled by: NOSAS

Location Notes: The panel is located in rough grazing on the NE edge of the remains of East Mulchaich township (Canmore ID; 12778, SM 3146) among field clearance stones. It lies on top of the ground and has probably been cleared from the adjacent field along with the other stones, therefore it is not in its original position.

Panel Notes: This sandstone slab is hexagonal in shape and measures 0.84 x 0.68 x 0.21 (max exposed thickness). On its upper surface it has 11 cups, 1 further possible cup, 2 dumbells and 2 pecked grooves connecting 3 of the cups. The W edge of the stone has obviously been broken as 2 cups there are truncated. Several narrow grooves in the E part of the stone and the removal of a small flake on the N edge are also probably recent damage,

Additional Description: During survey work in 2009 a cup marked stone was found amongst clearance material to the north of building 26, at on the north east side of the township.

The stone comprises a broken yellow sandstone decorated slab measuring 84 cms x 69 cms x c30 cms and has 16, possibly 17 cups. The cups range in size from 11cm diameter and 3cm deep down to thimble size. There are two pecked grooves linking cups and one finely executed bridle. There is considerable "modern" damage by way of incised gouges, not easy to explain. The breaks may have happened in prehistory and be deliberate. A sketch plan of the stone is included in the above survey report and linked to this record.

Marshall, M, 2011, A Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains at Mulchaich Farm, Ferintosh, Ross-shire, p 11 (Text/Report/Fieldwork Report). SHG25446.

Wombell, J, 2009-10, Illustrations of cup marked stones (Image/Illustration). SHG25051.