What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Broughmore Wood 9 as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric), Stone Extraction Site (post Medieval), Stone Extraction Site (prehistoric). 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Broughmore Wood 9 is a cup marked rock associated with ritual or ceremonial activity, common in prehistoric Britain. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or spiritual significance.
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Places near here
Wester BalgairMillstone Quarry (period Unknown) · 498 yd
BroughmoreFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1560 yd
Balgair MuirFord (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
BalafarkEnclosure (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Gowston FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Culcreuch CastleCastle · 2.5 mi
Fintry WoodWood · 2.7 mi
Post Office WoodWood · 3.7 mi
Ballochruin FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.8 mi
Earl's SeatMountain / peak · 4.1 mi_(geograph_2656321).jpg?width=1280)
Fintry CastleCastle (medieval) · 4.1 mi
Lees HillMountain / peak · 4.5 mi