What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Kilwhinleck 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.
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 had symbolic, astronomical, or spiritual significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Bute, KilwhinleckFarm Building (period Unassigned), Horse Engine Platform (post Medieval) · 269 yd
Bute, Milton FarmByre (19th Century), Byre (18th Century) · 466 yd
Craw HillMountain / peak · 906 yd
ButeIsland · 1034 yd
Auchintirrie WoodForest · 1129 yd
Bute, Loch Dhu DamDam (19th Century), Sluice (19th Century) · 1340 yd
Bute, Greenan LochDam (19th Century) - (20th Century), Sluice (20th Century) · 1360 yd
Barone HillMountain / peak · 1372 yd
Bute, StraadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Dunalunt WoodForest · 1.5 mi
St Ninian's BayBay · 1.5 mi
Bute, Rothesay, Rothesay Joint CampusNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi