What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ballochgair as Cup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age). 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.
Ballochgair is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age and features cup marks, which are often associated with ritual or ceremonial use in prehistoric times. Such stones may have had symbolic, astronomical, or spiritual significance within early communities.
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Places near here
ArdnacrossHut Circle (later Prehistoric)(possible), Sheepfold (post Medieval)(possible) · 22 yd
BallochgairStanding Stone (prehistoric)(possible) · 980 yd
Thorn IsleIslet · 1607 yd
Robert and Christian: Island Ross, Kintyre, Kilbrannan Sound, Firth of ClydeCraft (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
Seal RockIslet · 1.1 mi
UgadaleBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Low PeninverBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Sgreadan HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Saddell CastleCastle (medieval), Drain(s) (17th Century) - (18th Century), Midden (17th Century) - (18th Century) · 2.9 mi
Saddell BayBay · 3.0 mi
Monks Well, Saddell AbbeySpring · 3.1 mi
Leo: Pluck Point, Kintyre, Kilbrannan Sound, Firth of ClydeSteamship (19th Century) · 3.2 mi