
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Poltalloch as Cup Marked Rock (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.
Old Poltalloch is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity in prehistoric Scotland. The site may have been used for symbolic or ritual purposes, though its specific meaning or folklore remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Old PoltallochStanding Stone (prehistoric)(possible) · 24 yd
Eilean RighFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1024 yd
Eilean Righ, Loch CraignishCup Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 1130 yd
Loch CraignishBay · 1553 yd
Creag a'BhananMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Sgeir Dhubh Mhic LartaiIslet · 1.3 mi
Eilean DubhFarmstead (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.3 mi
Eilean BuidheIslet · 1.4 mi
OrmaigNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Bagh InnvraigBay · 1.6 mi
Carnassarie CastleGateway (17th Century), Outbuilding(s) (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
Glebe CairnVisitor information · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0