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Edinburgh, Corstorphine Hill

Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric)
Edinburgh, Corstorphine Hill
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Corstorphine Hill 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.
Edinburgh, Corstorphine Hill is a prehistoric cup marked rock, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. Such markings are often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity, though their exact meaning or use remains unclear.

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