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Eggerness 5

Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Rock Carving (prehistoric)

Why this matters

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Eggerness 5 is a cup marked rock and prehistoric rock carving, commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The cup marks may symbolize fertility, water, or ancestral connections, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eggerness 5 as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Rock Carving (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.
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