What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Ettrick Burn 8 as Cup Marked Stone (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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this cup marked stone may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, common to many prehistoric rock art sites in Scotland. Such markings are often associated with symbolic or spiritual practices, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Muírton HillMountain / peak · 858 yd
Bute, KilbrideFarmstead (period Unassigned), Horse Engine Platform (post Medieval) · 1113 yd
Kilbride HillMountain / peak · 1233 yd
Bute, Upper EttrickFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1341 yd
Bute, Colmac BridgeStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 1.1 mi
Bute, St Colmac's ChurchBurial Ground (post Medieval), Church (19th Century) (1835) · 1.2 mi
Bute, Wester Kames CastleCastle (16th Century), Tower House (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
Wester Kames CastleCastle · 1.5 mi
Bute, Kames Castle, Gardener's CottageGardeners Lodge (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Ettrick BayBay · 1.9 mi
Kames BayBay · 2.2 mi
Co-worker: Port Bannatyne QuayMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 2.2 mi