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Tag Archives: pictographs
White Caterthun Carving, Menmuir, Angus
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 54671 66022 Also Known as: Canmore ID 35007 Getting Here Many ways here, but from the nearest town of Brechin, take the minor north road out of town (not the B966) to Little Brechin, heading … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland
Tagged Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brechin, Bronze Age, Cup-and-Ring Stones, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Forfarshire, heritage, Hillforts, Iron Age, Menmuir, neolithic, Petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, Scotland, Strathmore
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Larkfield Moor, Inverkip, Renfrewshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 2295 7591 Also Known as: Canmore ID 41327 Archaeology & History When the moorland here was still free from the dodgy factory workings of Texas Instruments (UK) Ltd, a Mr F. Newall (1960) … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Gourock, Greenock, heritage, Inverclyde, Inverkip, neolithic, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Loch Ardinning, Mugdock, Stirlingshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NS 56 77 Archaeology & History This site-profile is one for the explorers amongst you. It was last reported by the rock art author Ronald Morris (1981) who himself looked several times for … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baldernock, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, heritage, Milngavie, Mugdock, neolithic, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Stirlingshire, Strathblane
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Girdle Stane, Dunnichen, Angus
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 52808 49737 Also Known as: Canmore ID 34662 Dunnichen 1 Girdlestane The Girdle Stane of Dunnichen Girdle Stone Getting Here From The Square in Letham village, go north up Auldbar Road and out of … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland
Tagged Angus, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundary stones, Bronze Age, cailleach, creation myths, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunnichen, earth mysteries, folklore, Forfar, legends, Letham, medieval history, neolithic, paganism, petroglyphs, pictish, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Rescobie, Scotland, witches
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MacBeth’s Stone, Belmont, Meigle, Perthshire
Standing Stone / Cup Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 27997 43473 Also Known as: Canmore ID 30824 Siward’s Stone Witches’ Stone Getting Here From the centre of Meigle village, you need to go along the country lane southwest … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cup-and-Ring Stones, cup-markings, earth mysteries, folklore, heritage, legends, MacBeth, megalithic, Megaliths, Meigle, monoliths, neolithic, Newtyle, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Strathmore, traditions, witchcraft, witches
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West Strathan Carving, Melness, Sutherland
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NC 56428 64084 – NEW FIND Getting Here Along the A836 road between Durness and Tongue, take the minor road north to Melness. Keeping to the right all the way along, drive almost to … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, heritage, Melness, neolithic, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Sutherland, Talmine, Tongue
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Allt a’ Choire Chireinich (04), Ben Lawers, Kenmore, Perthshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 65306 39560 Also Known as: Canmore ID 238575 Getting Here Along the A827 road between Killin and Kenmore, park-up at the Tombreck entrance and cross the road, taking the long track which eventually zigzags … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ben Lawers, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kenmore, Killin, Loch Tay, mountains, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, symbols
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Allt a’ Choire Chireinich, Kenmore, Perthshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 65096 39442 — NEW FIND Getting Here Take the A827 road between Killin and Kenmore and park-up at the entrance to Tombreck. Cross the road and walk up the track that goes up … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ben Lawers, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kenmore, Killin, labyrinths, Loch Tay, mountains, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, symbols
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Allt a’ Choire Chireinich (03), Kenmore, Perthshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 65249 39579 – NEW FIND Getting Here Take the same directions to reach the large rounded Allt a’ Choire Chireinich 02 carving. Walk 65 yards (60m) northwest diagonally uphill to another large rounded … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ben Lawers, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kenmore, Killin, Loch Tay, mountains, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, symbols
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Allt a’ Choire Chireinich (02), Kenmore, Perthshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 65218 39525 Also Known as: Canmore ID 291477 Getting Here Along the A827 road between Killin and Kenmore, park-up at the Tombreck entrance and cross the road, taking the long track which eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ben Lawers, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kenmore, Killin, Loch Tay, mountains, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, symbols
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