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MHG62451 - Cup marked stone - Achadh Mor (Allt an Achaid Mhoir), Loch Garve

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A cup marked stone at Achadh Mor.

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Between May and August 2012, a survey was undertaken by the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) to identify, survey, and record the archaeological remains at Achadh Mor, Loch Garve. Site 2: Cup marked stone. This cup marked stone is 30m to the north of hut circle (see MHG62448). It is a deeply embedded mica schist boulder with a flattish upper surface of 1.5m x 1.1m on which there are 4 small much eroded cups c50mm diam x 10mm deep. The cups are carved on the tilted end grain of the natural layers forming the rock, erosion has left the cups with a rough appearance today. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location approximate. (T. Blackie 10/1/22)

At least some of the site NGRs given in <1> appear to be inaccurate and these may be a symptom of hand-held GPS in a variably wooded area with poor satellite coverage at the time. The hut circle mentioned is certainly around 10m north of its given NGR (based on SEPA LiDAR data) and it is clear from the plan of the recorded features in the report that the cup marked stone is more to the west-northwest of the hut circle when the plan is oriented correctly. In the absence of a more detailed plan and/or photographs, what appears to be a stone more or less of the right size at around 30m west-northwest of the hut circle is possibly visible in vertical aerial photographs taken in 2013. <2>

NOTE: this stone does not appear to have been included in Scotland's Rock Art Project (ScRAP).

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Grid reference	Centred NH 4213 6003 (9m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH46SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

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