What is recorded here
Moniack Castle Balblair Stone is a cup marked stone from the Neolithic or Bronze Age that later carried a Pictish symbol, proving the same rock served more than one era of human belief. It still stands in the Highland, waiting for someone to read the marks without fearing they are wrong.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Moniack Castle Balblair Stone as Cup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). 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.
Moniack Castle Balblair Stone is a Pictish symbol stone, likely erected between the 4th and 9th centuries AD. It is important as an artifact of early Scottish history, reflecting the artistic and cultural expressions of the Pictish people.
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Places near here
Moniack CastlePit(s) (period Unassigned), Roundhouse (prehistoric)(possible) · 292 yd
Moniack BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 456 yd
Lower AchnagairnField Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 703 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Reelig HouseHouse (18th Century) · 753 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
CulmillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi
DunmoreNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.3 mi
Kilmorack, West Parish Church, GraveyardCemetery (20th Century) · 3.6 mi
Càrn a' BhodaichMountain / peak · 3.9 mi
Drumindorsair WoodWood · 4.0 mi
Farley WoodForest · 4.1 mi
Glen Ord Distillery Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 4.8 mi