What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Scarrel 5 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
Bute, Port GlasLanding Point (period Unassigned) · 814 yd
Bute, ScarrelFarmstead (period Unassigned), Horse Engine Platform (post Medieval) · 888 yd
Bute, Torr MorCup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 925 yd
Bute, AchavoulaigFarmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century), Horse Engine (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1315 yd
Glecknabae HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Kilbride HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Ettrick BayBay · 1.5 mi
Michael’s GraveArchaeological place · 2.3 mi
Dunalunt WoodForest · 2.4 mi
Bute, Wester Kames CastleCastle (16th Century), Tower House (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 2.7 mi
Wester Kames CastleCastle · 2.7 mi
Bute, Kames Castle, Gardener's CottageGardeners Lodge (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi