What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brenchoillie as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Brenchoillie is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The meaning and use of such markings remain unclear, though they may have had symbolic, astronomical, or social significance.
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Places near here
Brenchoillie, Corn-drying KilnCorn Drying Kiln (post Medieval) · 308 yd
BraleckanTownship (period Unassigned) · 372 yd
Dun LeacainnMountain / peak · 1758 yd
AuchindrainLong Cairn (neolithic) · 1.3 mi
Furnace War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
AuchantiobairtBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Well (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Beinn GhlasMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Crarae GardensNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.8 mi
Strachur BayBay · 4.0 mi
Castle LachlanCastle (medieval) · 4.4 mi
Inveraray JailMuseum · 6.0 mi
Jessie and Margaret: Inveraray Pier, Upper Loch Fyne, Firth of ClydeSchooner (18th Century) · 6.1 miOther information
Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0