
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eilean Righ, Loch Craignish as Cup Marked Rock (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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marked rock at Eilean Righ, Loch Craignish, is associated with ritual or ceremonial activity, common across 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
Loch CraignishBay · 432 yd
Eilean RighFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 639 yd
Sgeir Dhubh Mhic LartaiIslet · 1078 yd
Old PoltallochStanding Stone (prehistoric)(possible) · 1138 yd
Eilean BuidheIslet · 1429 yd
Eilean DubhFarmstead (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1497 yd
Creag a'BhananMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
DuineInscribed Stone (17th Century) · 1.1 mi
Bàgh Dùn MhuiligBay · 1.3 mi
Bagh Na CilleCave(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Craignish CastleCastle (16th Century) · 1.6 mi
OrmaigNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Peter Bond · CC BY-SA 2.0