What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clachan Sound as Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric). 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.
Clachan Sound is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial practices. Such stones may have been used for symbolic or spiritual purposes, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Clachan SoundRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 256 yd
Clachan BridgeEnclosure (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 805 yd
Seil, Clachan BridgeRoad Bridge (18th Century) (1791) · 827 yd
Seil, Tigh-an-truish HotelHotel (18th Century) · 897 yd
Beinn MhòrMountain / peak · 1705 yd
Meall a' ChàiseMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Seil, Balvicar, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.8 mi
Rubha SeanachHeadland · 3.3 mi
Dubh SgeirIslet · 3.5 mi
Easdale Folk MuseumMuseum · 3.7 mi