Aberdeenshire HER - NJ54NW0006 - HILL OF AVOCHIE

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Primary ReferenceNJ54NW0006
NameHILL OF AVOCHIE
NRHE Card No.NJ54NW7
NRHE Numlink 17852
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Cup and ring marked stone. It is a whinstone stone with circa 80 cups, five of which are oval and 17 are cup and ring in groups of four. Scotland's Rock Art Project recorded a total of 72 cup marks on the boulder, which measures 4.3m by 3.5m, and maximum height 1.3m. The cup marks are mainly on the three principal raised area of rock. A group of 10 in the northeast area included two cups with single rings and one cup with a single ring and radial, the ringed cups being the largest (diameter 8cm and maximum depth 2.5cm). A larger group of motifs to the north of a deep natural hollow includes two cups with possible rings.
Last Update31/12/2021
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National Grid Reference: NJ 5399 4684



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2020 Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONES CUP-MARKEDB100
CUP-MARKS  C100
STONESCUP & RING A100