Scheduled Monument
Meall Odhar, cup-and-ring marked rock 880m SW ofSM10406
Status: Designated
Documents
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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.
Summary
- Date Added
- 28/10/2002
- Type
- Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art
- Local Authority
- Perth And Kinross
- Parish
- Kenmore
- NGR
- NN 65306 39561
- Coordinates
- 265306, 739561
Description
The monument comprises a cup-and-ring marked rock situated immediately to the E of the burn gully of Allt a'Choire Chireinich, about 880m SW of Meall Odhar and 70m N of the head dyke of Cragganester farmsteading. The monument dates from the Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
The boulder measures about 2.4m by 2.1m transversely and stands about 1.1m in height. There are at least fifty cupmarks on its flat upper surface. The cups measure up to 70mm in diameter and 10mm deep. There are forty-three plain cups and eight cups with rings. Four of these cup-and-ring marks have single rings, measuring between 120mm and 160mm in diameter and one has a gutter running E off the edge of the stone.
Of the other cup-and-ring marks, one cup has two rings, the largest of which measures 200mm in diameter; one cup has three rings, the largest of which measures 310mm in diameter; and two cups have five rings, the largest of which measure respectively 410mm and 440mm in diameter. One of these five-ringed cups has a gutter running E.
The area to be scheduled includes the cup-and-ring marked rock and an area around it within which related remains may be expected to survive. It is circular on plan, with a diameter of 10m, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Statement of National Importance
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric ritual practices.
References
Bibliography
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