What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Meikle Bennan as 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.
Meikle Bennan is likely from the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the presence of cup marks, which are commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial activity in prehistoric Scotland. The site's purpose remains unclear, but such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or social significance.
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