What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brae of Essie 1 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.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Brae of Essie 1 is a cup marked rock, likely used for ritual or ceremonial purposes, reflecting early symbolic or spiritual practices in the landscape. Such markings are often associated with wider prehistoric traditions across Scotland.
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Places near here
BelhinnieFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 206 yd
Brae of EssieFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 233 yd
Milton of LesmoreAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 655 yd
BruntlandCroft (period Unassigned) · 709 yd
White Hill of BogsMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Tap o' Noth hill fortFort · 1.7 mi
Rhynie, Essie RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Hill of TowanreefMountain / peak · 2.3 mi_(geograph_4711812).jpg?width=1280)
Corrstone Wood stone circleArchaeological place · 3.1 mi
Druminnor CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Lumsden War MemorialMemorial · 3.7 mi
PercylieuNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.5 mi