What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Scarrel 12 as Cup Marked Stone (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.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this cup marked stone likely held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water or fertility practices common in prehistoric Scotland. Such markings are often associated with ceremonial use or territorial markers in ancient landscapes.
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Places near here
Bute, ScarrelMilestone (19th Century) · 233 yd
Bute, Port GlasLanding Point (period Unassigned) · 434 yd
Bute, Drumachloy BridgeBridge(s) (period Unassigned) · 1363 yd
Bute, KilbrideFarmstead (period Unassigned), Horse Engine Platform (post Medieval) · 1.1 mi
Ettrick BayBay · 1.1 mi
Glecknabae HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Kilbride HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Dunalunt WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Bute, Kames Castle, Gardener's CottageGardeners Lodge (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
Michael’s GraveArchaeological place · 2.7 mi
Bute, Wester Kames CastleCastle (16th Century), Tower House (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 2.7 mi
Wester Kames CastleCastle · 2.7 mi