What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Easter Pitcorthie as Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric), Standing Stone (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.
Easter Pitcorthie is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the presence of cup marks and its classification as a standing stone. Such stones may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to astronomical observations or territorial markers.
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Places near here
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Photo: Jim Bain · CC BY-SA 2.0