What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Turin Hill 8 as Cup Marked Rock (neolithic) - (bronze Age). 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, Turin Hill 8 is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The carvings may have had symbolic or spiritual significance, possibly linked to water sources or seasonal gatherings.
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Places near here
Turin HillFindspot (period Unassigned), Rotary Quern (period Unassigned) · 224 yd
West Mains of TurinFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 604 yd
Back of Turin HillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 906 yd
Pitscandly HillBoundary Stone (19th Century) · 1320 yd
Loch PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Aberlemno Churchyard Pictish CrossHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
The Roadside CrossHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Wood of PitkennedyWood · 1.6 mi
Green HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Finavon CastleDovecot (17th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.1 mi
Lunan WellSpring · 2.5 mi
Melgund CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.7 mi