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Eggerness

Cup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric), Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric)
Eggerness
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eggerness as Cup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric), Cup Marked Rock (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.
Eggerness is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, based on the presence of cup and ring marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial practices. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or territorial significance, though their exact meaning remains unclear.

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