
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tullo of Benholm as Cup and Ring Marked Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Tullo of Benholm is associated with prehistoric ritual activity, marked by cup and ring symbols carved into the stone, common in Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial sites across Scotland. No specific saint or Christian tradition is linked to the site, and its folklore remains undocumented.
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Places near here
Carnbury WellWell (period Unassigned) · 562 yd
MoathillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 583 yd
BenholmMedal (17th Century) · 653 yd
Upper BirnieBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1098 yd
Benholm CastleCountry House (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century) · 1192 yd
Boghead WoodWood · 1.2 mi
East Walk PlantationWood · 1.4 mi
Cloch HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Speculation: Point O' Bard, Benholm, North SeaBrig (19th Century) · 1.7 mi
PeattieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Johnshaven War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
The Lifeboat HouseMuseum · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: ian shiell · CC BY-SA 2.0