Moray HER - NJ14SE0012 - LEAKIN

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Primary ReferenceNJ14SE0012
NameLEAKIN
NRHE Card No.NJ14SE14
NRHE Numlink 16049
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Robbed cairn and cup-marked stone. The cairn survives as a flat topped, turf-covered mound with a few kerb stones visible in the north and south. The west and east arcs are obscured by modern field clearance. Locally thought to be remains of chapel. The cup-marked stone is buried prostrate, a rectangular block circa 1.2 m x 0.6 m x 0.2 m. The site was visited in August 2020 by Scotland's Rock Art Project, and the cup-marked stone recorded as being at an angle of 20 degrees within the stone cairn, with its upper surface having natural bedding planes which split the cup-marks into three distinct groups at different levels. There are approximately 36 cup-marks and one pair of conjoined cups, with the cups generally shallow in depth compared to their width, but with no tool marks visible. Four of the cups are shown connected by incised and pecked grooves to form a cross-like motif on the 3D imagery produced from the site visit.
Last Update21/01/2022
Updated Byjnicholson
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National Grid Reference: NJ 1644 4207



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
STONESKERB C100
CAIRNSROUNDROBBEDA100
STONES CUP-MARKEDB100