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Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks 165m west of Leckie House is a multi-period monument complex in Stirlingshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site comprises three distinct archaeological features: an Iron Age broch, a natural rock shelter, and prehistoric cup marked rocks, clustered together on the landscape. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, Late Devonian sandstone and conglomerate, which would have provided essential raw material for Iron Age construction and natural protection afforded by the rock shelter itself.
The broch represents a characteristic stronghold of the Iron Age, a massively built dry-stone tower designed for defensive purposes and high-status occupation. The rock shelter, formed within the interbedded Stratheden sandstones, likely saw use across multiple periods from prehistory onwards, offering a naturally protected space within the local landscape. The cup marked rocks demonstrate earlier prehistoric activity at the site, with cupmarks—small circular depressions pecked into stone surfaces—typically dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age and serving ritual or territorial significance.
Together, these features document the long history of human occupation and use of this locality, from prehistoric hunters and herders through to Iron Age fortification.
Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3099. View the official record →
Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks 165m west of Leckie House is a multi-period monument complex in Stirlingshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3099.
Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carleatheran, cairn at summit, Gargunnock Hills (2.2 km), Dasher, fort 600m ENE of (2.4 km), Brokencastle,dun 600m NE of Dasher (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.