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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tordarroch cup-marked stone - Rock Art in Scotland in Highlands

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Rock ArtSite Name: Tordarroch cup-marked stone
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Inverness  Nearest Village: Tardarroch
Map Ref: NH679336
Latitude: 57.373622N  Longitude: 4.198429W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
4

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Tordarroch cup-marked stone
Tordarroch cup-marked stone submitted by postman : Bad light hasn't showed up the cup marks very well, but they are quite distinct. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Highlands

There is no footpath, but there is nothing barring the way to the very close by ring cairn and the cup marked boulder is in the next field. The boulder rests on a small mound and was discovered by Mr Hugh Ross, a teacher at Farr public school.

Canmore site no. 13196.
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Tordarroch cup-marked stone
Tordarroch cup-marked stone submitted by postman : Bad light hasn't showed up the cup marks very well, but they are quite distinct. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NH6733 : Tordarroch after late snow by Peter Moore
by Peter Moore
©2015(licence)
NH6733 : River Nairn near Tordarroch by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2018(licence)
NH6733 : Minor road from Farr to Tordarroch by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2010(licence)
NH6733 : Tordarroch by Jim Bain
by Jim Bain
©2006(licence)
NH6733 : House at Tordarroch by Lesley Robertson
by Lesley Robertson
©2008(licence)

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