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Clova, Kildrummy

Cup and Ring Marked Stone(s) (prehistoric), Cup Marked Stone(s) (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), Ladle (stone)(period Unassigned), Quern(s) (period Unassigned)

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(s) (prehistoric), Ladle (stone)(period Unassigned), Quern(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
Clova, Kildrummy is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, given the presence of cup and ring marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or symbolic practices in prehistoric Scotland. The underground passage may have had ceremonial or funerary use, while the ladle-shaped feature could relate to ritual activity or water collection.

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