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<< Text Pages >> Nether Largie Cup Marks North - Rock Art in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 05 December 2012  Page Views: 2509

Rock ArtSite Name: Nether Largie Cup Marks North
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR83059847
Latitude: 56.129492N  Longitude: 5.492537W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Rock Art in Argyll

"This group of thirteen plain cupmarks is situated on a gently sloping rock outcrop, which lies immediately W of a field wall opposite the entrance pathway to Nether Largie North cairn" - Canmore site no. 39472.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NR8398 : Nether Largie Cairn (North) by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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NR8398 : Reconstructed interior of Nether Largie North Cairn by Bob Embleton
by Bob Embleton
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NR8398 : Nether Largie North Cairn by Bob Embleton
by Bob Embleton
©2011(licence)
NR8398 : Nether Largie North Cairn in Kilmartin Glen by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
©2013(licence)
NR8398 : Nether Largie, North Cairn by Sandy Gerrard
by Sandy Gerrard
©2020(licence)

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 40m E 87° Nether Largie North* Cairn (NR8309098470)
 161m S 182° Nether Largie Mid* Cairn (NR8303798309)
 329m S 191° Nether Largie Lost Cairn* Cairn (NR82979815)
 523m NNE 26° Glebe Cairn* Cairn (NR8330098930)
 541m NE 44° Kilmartin Churchyard (Lapidarium)* Sculptured Stone (NR8344898839)
 557m NE 45° Kilmartin Churchyard (Poltalloch Enclosure)* Sculptured Stone (NR8346798842)
 563m NE 43° Kilmartin Churchyard* Sculptured Stone (NR8345998859)
 566m NE 39° Kilmartin House* Museum (NR8343298890)
 581m SSW 196° Nether Largie South* Chambered Cairn (NR8286097920)
 726m SSW 210° Temple Wood N* Stone Circle (NR8265997856)
 763m SSW 210° Temple Wood S* Stone Circle (NR8263197830)
 783m SSW 196° Nether Largie standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR82799773)
 830m N 1° Upper Largie Burial Chamber or Dolmen (NR831993)
 886m SSW 191° Nether Largie Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NR8283197610)
 1.1km SW 218° Bruach-na-cuirte* Cist (NR82309760)
 1.4km SSW 197° Ri Cruin* Cairn (NR8254897119)
 1.5km SW 217° Cnoc-an-teallaidh* Cist (NR82129735)
 1.5km SSW 199° Ri Cruin* Rock Art (NR825971)
 1.5km S 174° Baluachraig Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8312696966)
 1.6km WSW 241° Ballygowan Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8162097782)
 1.6km SE 138° Dun Mor, Dunchraigaig Stone Fort or Dun (NR841972)
 1.7km SW 214° Poltalloch Cist* Cist (NR82049714)
 1.7km SSE 168° Dunchraigaig Cairn* Cairn (NR8330796811)
 1.7km WSW 251° Dun Ballygowan Stone Fort or Dun (NR814980)
 1.9km NNW 343° Dun Mac Samhainn Cairn (NM826003)
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