What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Arran, Lochranza, Creag Ghlas as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Creag Ghlas is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The carved cups may have been used for symbolic or ritual purposes, possibly linked to water sources or landscape features significant to early communities.
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Places near here
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Arran, Lochranza CastleCastle (medieval) · 1035 yd
Arran, Newton PointLazy Beds (post Medieval)(possible) · 1080 yd
Arran, Lochranza, Barking HouseBarking House (19th Century) · 1087 yd
Loch RanzaFish Trap (period Unassigned) · 1174 yd
Rubha Creagan DubhaHeadland · 1188 yd
Tòrr MeadhonachMountain / peak · 1462 yd
Isle of Arran Distillery Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 1539 yd
Arran DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1575 yd
Cock of ArranNamed rock · 1.2 mi
Ossian's CaveCave · 1.3 mi