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Carr

Cup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Standing Stone (period Unknown)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Carr as Cup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Standing Stone (period Unknown). 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.
Carr is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the presence of cup marks, which are commonly found on prehistoric ritual or ceremonial stones. Its purpose may have been symbolic or ritualistic, possibly linked to astronomical or territorial markers, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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