What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Urchany 3 as Cup Marked Stone (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.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Urchany 3 is a cup marked stone, likely used for ritual or ceremonial purposes, reflecting early symbolic or spiritual practices. Such stones are often associated with wider prehistoric landscapes and may have had local or regional significance.
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Places near here
UrchanyArchaeological Landscape (period Unassigned), Barrow (bronze Age) · 117 yd
Breakachy BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1493 yd
Dun MorFort (iron Age) · 1665 yd
TighachrochadairFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1.7 mi
Torr BreacMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Drumindorsair WoodWood · 2.9 mi
Kilmorack, West Parish Church, GraveyardCemetery (20th Century) · 3.3 mi
Erchless CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.6 mi
Erchless Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 3.6 mi
Cùl MòrMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
Falls of OrrinWaterfall · 4.1 mi