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North Uist, Balelone

Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Balelone as Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marked stone at North Uist, Balelone, may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water or fertility practices common in prehistoric Scotland. Such stones are often associated with ceremonial or territorial markers in the landscape.

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