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Dornie

Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric)
Dornie
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dornie as Cup Marked 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.
Dornie's cup marked stone dates likely to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial use. Cup marks may have held symbolic, religious, or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or function remains unrecorded.

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Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0