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Easter Achtar

Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Retting Pond(s) (post Medieval), Millstone (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Easter Achtar as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Retting Pond(s) (post Medieval), Millstone (period Unassigned). 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 Achtar's cup marked rock is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, commonly associated with ritual or ceremonial use. Such markings may have held symbolic, astronomical, or social significance within prehistoric communities.

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