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Clachmhor is a cup-marked stone located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, representing a form of rock art associated with prehistoric communities. The stone bears cupmarks—small, roughly circular depressions pecked into its surface—a practice that appears across northern Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, though precise dating remains uncertain. Cup-marked stones such as Clachmhor are among Scotland's most enigmatic prehistoric monuments, with their function and significance still debated by scholars, though they may have held ritual, territorial, or astronomical importance to their creators. The survival of Clachmhor as a recorded monument demonstrates the enduring value of these unassuming yet distinctive markers of ancient human activity in the Scottish Highlands.
Clachmhor, cup-marked stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11435. View the official record →
Clachmhor is a cup-marked stone located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, representing a form of rock art associated with prehistoric communities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11435.
Clachmhor, cup-marked stone 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 SM11435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culnakirk Burn, burnt mounds 540m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (0.9 km), Garbeg, settlement 1160m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (1.3 km), Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach (1.4 km).
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