What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains of Balgavies as Cup Marked Stone (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 Mains of Balgavies cup marked stone is associated with ritual or ceremonial activity, common across prehistoric Britain. Such stones often held symbolic or spiritual significance, possibly linked to water sources or territorial markers.
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Places near here
Mains of BalgaviesFlint Scatter (prehistoric) · 11 yd
BalgaviesFindspot (period Unassigned), Flint Scatter (prehistoric), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 218 yd
Auldbar Road Station, PlatformRailway Station (19th Century) · 419 yd
Auldbar Road Station, Station HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 484 yd
Balgavies Loch Nature ReserveNature reserve · 565 yd
Drumhead PlantationWood · 1.0 mi
Battle of Dun NechtainMajor battlefield · 2.1 mi
Pitmuies GardensHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Green HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Gardyne CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.9 mi
Lownie HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Lunan WellSpring · 3.7 miOther information
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