What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glasvaar 5 as Cup Marked Rock (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, Glasvaar 5 is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The cup marks may have had symbolic or ritual significance, possibly linked to water sources or landscape features important in prehistoric belief systems.
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Places near here
GlasvaarCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 264 yd
Stroneskar FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1073 yd
Allt Bealaich RuaidhCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 1391 yd
GarbhalltTownship (period Unassigned) · 1469 yd
Beinn BhànMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Am BàrrMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Carnassarie CastleGateway (17th Century), Outbuilding(s) (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.8 mi
Maol Achadh-bheinnCave (period Unassigned) · 3.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.4 mi
Kilmartin GlenVisitor information · 3.5 mi
Kilmartin House MuseumMuseum · 3.5 mi
Glebe CairnVisitor information · 3.5 mi