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West Comrie 1
Cup Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name West Comrie 1
Classification Cup Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 368719
Site Number NH35NE 62
NGR NH 39974 57141
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/368719
- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Note (5 April 2019)
Date Fieldwork Started: 05/04/2019
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: This cup marked stone is situated at the top of a steeply sloping hillside at an altitude of 170m overlooking Strathconon to the S and the junction of the Rivers Conon and Meig. It is in an area which has been deeply ploughed and newly planted with trees and is scattered with boulders. To the N the ground continues to rise more gently and there are patches of mature trees.
Panel Notes: The upstanding schist boulder measures 1.2 x 0.9m with a maximum height of 0.5m. It has several surfaces. The carved surface is on the top of the boulder, sloping to the W and measuring 0.4m (N-S) x 0.3m (E-W). There are 7 definite cups and 1 possible cup.
