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Glassie is a cup-and-ring-marked stone and associated cup-marked stones located in Perthshire, Scotland. The principal monument features the distinctive cup-and-ring carvings characteristic of Bronze Age rock art, accompanied by simpler cup marks. These motifs were pecked and ground into the bedrock by prehistoric peoples, likely between 2500 and 1500 BCE. The carvings remain enigmatic in purpose, though their prominence and careful placement suggest ritual or ceremonial significance.
The stones sit upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a complex of lava, tuff, volcaniclastic rock and sedimentary deposits formed during the Middle Cambrian period. This ancient geological foundation contrasts sharply with the Bronze Age carvings, anchoring the site within two vastly different chapters of geological and human history. The volcanic and sedimentary character of the underlying rock would have provided a suitable, if laborious, surface for the careful application of these prehistoric marks.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM9511, recognising its archaeological significance. Cup-and-ring markings survive in limited numbers across northern Britain, making such sites important sources of evidence for Bronze Age artistic practice, spiritual belief and landscape use in the Scottish Highlands.
Glassie, cup-and-ring-marked stone and cup-marked stones NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9511. View the official record →
Glassie is a cup-and-ring-marked stone and associated cup-marked stones located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9511.
Glassie, cup-and-ring-marked stone and cup-marked stones NW of 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 SM9511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Home Farm, ring-ditch 420m S of (3.1 km), The Dun,fort 400m ESE of Tyndun (3.9 km), Margmore, cup and ring marked rock 580m SSW of (4.5 km).
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Glassie, cup-and-ring-marked stone and cup-marked stones NW of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is lava, tuff, volcaniclastic rock and sedimentary rock.