What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clova, Kildrummy as Cup and Ring Marked Stone(s) (prehistoric), Cup Marked Stone(s) (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage (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 Early Bronze Age, the Clova, Kildrummy site includes cup and ring marked stones, cup marked stones, and a man-made underground passage, suggesting ritual or ceremonial use linked to prehistoric land use and symbolic practices. The carvings may represent early forms of communication, territorial markers, or connections to wider ritual landscapes in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Muirs of KildrummyFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 274 yd
BackstoneCottage (period Unassigned) · 407 yd
Wester ClovaCup (stone)(period Unassigned), Rotary Quern (period Unassigned) · 1126 yd
Mill of BirkenbowerWatermill (period Unassigned) · 1491 yd
Lumsden War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Deskie WoodMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Castle HillockMotte (medieval)(possible), Man-made underground passage (prehistoric), Coin(s) (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Broom HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Kildrummy CastleCastle (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.0 mi
CairncoullieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.8 mi
Priests' WoodForest · 8.5 mi
Muirs of ClovaFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 707 yd