What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ballimore as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Ballimore is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. Such markings may have had symbolic, social, or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
BallimoreInscribed Rock (modern) · 265 yd
Eilean A BharainFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 576 yd
Loch TromleeFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval), Hut (post Medieval) · 646 yd
BarachanderArchaeological Landscape (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1487 yd
Meall an FhithichMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Cruachan Power Station Visitor CentreVisitor information · 2.0 mi
Battle of the Pass of BranderMajor battlefield · 2.5 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Bridge of AweNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Meall CuanailMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Black IslandsIslet · 3.1 mi
Fraoch Eilean CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.7 mi
St. Conan's KirkHeritage attraction · 4.2 mi