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Glasvaar is a cupmarked rock located in Argyllshire, Scotland, forming part of the broader tradition of rock art found throughout the region. The site consists of depressions or cups pecked into the stone surface, a form of prehistoric rock carving that is characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in Scotland, though the precise dating of individual panels remains uncertain. Cupmarked rocks such as Glasvaar are thought to have held ritual, territorial, or symbolic significance for the communities that created them, though their exact purpose remains debated amongst scholars. The monument is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM5444.
Glasvaar,cupmarked rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5444. View the official record →
Glasvaar is a cupmarked rock located in Argyllshire, Scotland, forming part of the broader tradition of rock art found throughout the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5444.
Glasvaar,cupmarked rocks 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 SM5444.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An Car,standing stone,Lechuary (6.5 km), Baroile,chambered cairn 180m SSW of (7.5 km), Rhudil Mill, cairn 410m ENE of (7.7 km).
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