What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Laigh Balernock 3 as Cup Marked Rock (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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Laigh Balernock 3 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, social, or astronomical significance, though their exact meaning remains unclear.
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