What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Benachally 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.
Benachally 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 in prehistoric Scotland. The carving may have had symbolic or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Benachally MonumentMonument · 433 yd
CraigendBuilding(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 870 yd
RiechipCottage (period Unassigned), Garden (period Unassigned) · 1092 yd
MacmaridgeBuilding (medieval) - (post Medieval), Enclosure (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1491 yd
Deuchary HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
LaighwoodBurial Ground (medieval), Castle (medieval), Chapel (medieval) · 2.0 mi
Craig MoreMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Loch of the LowesHeritage attraction · 3.4 mi
Blackcraig ForestForest · 3.5 mi
Willie Birrell MemorialMemorial · 3.9 mi
Old Clunie CastleArchaeological place · 4.0 mi
Island of ClunieIslet · 4.1 mi