What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hill of Avochie 2 and 3 as Cup Marked Rock(s) (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.
Cup marked rocks at the Hill of Avochie 2 and 3 date to the Neolithic or Bronze Age and are likely associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. Such markings are commonly found across upland areas of Scotland and may have had symbolic, astronomical, or territorial significance.
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Places near here
Avochie CastleCastle (medieval) · 468 yd
MidploughEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 645 yd
Avochie Home FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 804 yd
Rothiemay StationRailway Station (19th Century) · 1154 yd
The Ringing StoneRecumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1386 yd
Cumrie PlantationForest · 1.4 mi
Hill of KinnoirMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
DaughCastle (period Unknown)(possible), Chapel (period Unknown)(possible), Farmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 2.2 mi
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Cobairdy WoodWood · 2.4 mi
Truttle StonesNamed rock · 3.7 mi
Huntly, Deveron Road, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 4.0 mi