What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Mecknoch 3 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 Britain. 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, Little KilmoryFarmhouse (period Unassigned) · 613 yd
Tarmore HIllMountain / peak · 664 yd
Bute, Carrick PointFish Trap (period Unassigned)(possible) · 718 yd
Dun Scalpsie, dunArchaeological place · 1060 yd
ArdscalpsieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1127 yd
Bute, ArdscalpsieFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1288 yd
Quien HillMountain / peak · 1326 yd
Scalpsie BayBay · 1.1 mi
Ardscalpsie PointHeadland · 1.1 mi
Quien PlantationForest · 1.3 mi
InchmarnockIsland · 1.7 mi
Bute, StraadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi