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Detail of cup and ring markings on middle sheet.

A 36650

Description Detail of cup and ring markings on middle sheet.

Date 1986

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number A 36650

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 2261402, SC 375342

Scope and Content Cup-and-ring markings at Achnabreck, Argyll and Bute To the north of Achnabreck farmhouse can be found some of the most elaborate and extensive cup-and-ring carvings in Scotland. The carvings are in three groups, the largest group being spread across three separate sheets of exposed rock. At almost 1m in diameter, the cup-and-ring mark at the centre of this group of carvings is the largest so far recorded in Scotland. Nearby are other multi-ringed cup-and-ring markings, some with gutters running from the cupmarks. Broadly similar Neolithic rock-art appears in north-west Spain, Brittany and Ireland. The purpose of these carvings remains uncertain. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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