What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tiree, Hynish as Cup Marked Rock (prehistoric)(possible). 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 Early Bronze Age, the cup marked rock at Tiree, Hynish may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, as such markings are often associated with symbolic or funerary practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Tiree, Hynish Farm, SteadingFarmstead (post Medieval) · 149 yd
Tiree, HynishFort (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (period Unknown) · 182 yd
Tiree, Hynish, Lighthouse Shore Establishment, Coal StoreStorehouse (19th Century) · 239 yd
Tiree, MannalCist (bronze Age)(possible), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age) · 1639 yd
Port SnòigBeach / strand · 1738 yd
Ben HynishMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Càrnan MòrMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Corr-eileanIslet · 1.8 mi
Tiree, BalephuilNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.8 mi
Crossapol PointHeadland · 2.3 mi
Tràigh BhìBeach / strand · 2.5 mi
Tiree, Island HouseCastle (medieval), House (19th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.7 mi