What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Urchany 6 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, Urchany 6 is a cup marked rock, a type of prehistoric rock art often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The cup marks may have held symbolic, religious, or social significance, though their exact meaning remains unclear.
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Places near here
UrchanyArchaeological Landscape (period Unassigned), Barrow (bronze Age) · 506 yd
Breakachy BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1053 yd
Dun MorFort (iron Age) · 1272 yd
TighachrochadairFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1.8 mi
Torr BreacMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Drumindorsair WoodWood · 2.6 mi
Kilmorack, West Parish Church, GraveyardCemetery (20th Century) · 3.0 mi
Cùl MòrMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Erchless CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.8 mi
Erchless Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 3.8 mi
Falls of OrrinWaterfall · 4.0 mi