What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Hilton 2 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, this cup-marked rock is associated with ritual or ceremonial practices common in prehistoric Scotland. Such markings may have held symbolic, spiritual, or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Bute, Tigh-an-tudorBuilding (18th Century), Cottage (19th Century) - (20th Century), Kennels (19th Century) - (20th Century), Smallholding (18th Century) · 498 yd
Wester Kames CastleCastle · 661 yd
Bute, Wester Kames CastleCastle (16th Century), Tower House (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 664 yd
Bute, ArdmaleishFarmstead(s) (period Unassigned), House (period Unassigned), Water Wheel (period Unassigned) · 934 yd
Kames BayBay · 1162 yd
Edinbeg HillMountain / peak · 1232 yd
Bute, Kames Castle, Gardener's CottageGardeners Lodge (period Unassigned) · 1235 yd
Bute, Port Bannatyne, Marine Road, Boat Yard and MarinaBoat Yard (20th Century), Marina (20th Century) · 1319 yd
Co-worker: Port Bannatyne QuayMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 1503 yd
Bute, Port Bannatyne, Marine Road, QuayQuay (19th Century) · 1512 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1604 yd
Kames HillMountain / peak · 1.0 mi