Monument record 1676 - RUBHA NAN SGARBH, ENSAY

Summary

Cup marked stones

Location

Grid reference NF 97940 87500 (point)
Map sheet NF98NE
Island Ensay
Parish HARRIS, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NF98NE 17 9794 8750.

There is one cup mark, 13cm diameter, carved on the relatively smooth horizontal surface of a geological dyke running SW-NE through the western part of the headland. It is above the high tide level but within the splash zone.
There are 2 small cup marks on a vertical surface and 1 possible
cup mark in a hollow surface within a few metres of the main cup.
G R Curtis and M R Curtis 1991d.


G R and M R Curtis and Curtis, 1991d, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 76 (Bibliographic reference). SWE18561.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: G R and M R Curtis and Curtis. 1991d. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 76. 76.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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