
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cnoc Stighseir as Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cnoc Stighseir is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The stone's markings may have held symbolic or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
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Loch Sween, DoideQuarry (post Medieval), Quarry (medieval) · 1030 yd
Cnoc MorField Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1066 yd
Castle SweenCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 1752 yd
Sgeir Bun an LochaIslet · 1.1 mi
Cruach nam FiadhMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Sunbeam: Loch SweenSmack (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
Eilean nan LeacIslet · 1.5 mi
Loch CaolisportBay · 2.1 mi
St Columbas CaveCave · 2.4 mi
Loch na CilleBay · 2.5 mi
Cruach na GaibhreMountain / peak · 4.9 miOther information
Photo: Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0