Strath Sgitheach Cnoc A' Mhuilinn 6
Cup Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Strath Sgitheach Cnoc A' Mhuilinn 6
Classification Cup Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 368651
Site Number NH56SW 81
NGR NH 51649 62542
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/368651
- Council Highland
- Parish Fodderty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (13 September 1973)
Within the settlement [NH56SW 11] and centred at NH 5150 6255 are six cup marked rocks (marked 1 - 6 on 6" plan)
1: Has 1 good cup mark and 2 possible cup marks. [see NH56SW 73]
2: Has 2 good cup marks and 2 possible cup marks. [see NH56SW 77]
3: At least 6 cup marks, but there is the slight possibility that they could be due to weathering. [see NH56SW 78]
4: Has 14 good cup marks. [see NH56SW 79]
5: Has 8 good cup marks. [see NH56SW 80]
6: Has 4 good, and 1 probable, cup marks. [see NH56SW 81]
Surveyed at 1:10560.
Visited by OS (I S S) 13 September 1973.
Field Visit (September 1978)
Strath Sgitheach 1 NH 515 625 NH56SW 11
This group of six cup-marked boulders stands within an area of unenclosed settlement [see NH56SW 11].
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978
Note (29 March 2019)
[Formerly recorded under NH56SW 11, discovered by OS (ISS) 1973]
Date Fieldwork Started: 29/03/2019
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: The panel lies about 100m N of panel 7 and 100m SE of panel 5, on a slight ridge in generally SE sloping ground. It overlooks Strath Sgitheach, where the river runs W to E. To the NW the ground rises gently and then increasingly steeply to Cnoc Mhor (482m).
The immediate area is heather covered with self seeded trees and patches of ridged ground with planted trees.
Panel Notes: The panel is a 2.1m long ridge of schist, set E-W, with flat faces sloping to the N and S. The N face has no carvings. The S face has 6 cups, 3 of which are less distinct than the others.
