What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ballygowan as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Ballygowan is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The carving may have had symbolic or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
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SlockavullinCross Incised Stone (early Medieval) · 997 yd
BallygowanCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 1148 yd
Temple Wood Stone CircleHeritage attraction · 1326 yd
Nether Largie North CairnVisitor information · 1341 yd
Nether Largie mid CairnVisitor information · 1352 yd
Nether Largie South CairnHeritage attraction · 1413 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1727 yd
Maol Achadh-bheinnCave (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Creag a'BhananMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Carnassarie CastleGateway (17th Century), Outbuilding(s) (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi