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Upper Gaskan

Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Gaskan as Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(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.
Upper Gaskan is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its association with stone circle contexts and cupmarked art, common in prehistoric ritual or ceremonial landscapes. The cup marks may have had symbolic, ritual, or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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