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Maiden's Rock

Cup Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Maiden's Rock 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.
Maiden's Rock is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age and features cup marks, which may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water or fertility in prehistoric belief systems. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with tales of maidens or supernatural beings.

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