What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balnafoich 3 as Cup Marked Rock (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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Balnafoich 3 is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The cup marks may have had symbolic, astronomical, or social significance, though their exact meaning remains unclear.
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Places near here
BalnafoichNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 388 yd
Gask BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 416 yd
BeachanBuilding(s) (post Medieval) · 503 yd
DalvournCairn (neolithic)(possible) · 656 yd
Mains of GaskNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 837 yd
Meall MòrMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Meall na Fuar-ghlaicMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Mid Lairgs QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Daviot and Dunlichity War MemorialMemorial · 3.4 mi
Clan McBain MemorialMemorial · 4.4 mi
Bogbain FarmHeritage attraction · 4.4 mi
Culduthel WoodsForest · 4.6 mi