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Lochan Hakel is a rock outcrop bearing cup and ring markings located at the southern end of Lochan Hakel in Sutherland, Scotland. The rock carvings represent a form of prehistoric rock art typically associated with the Bronze Age or earlier periods, though the precise dating of such markings remains uncertain. Cup and ring marks—small hemispherical depressions often surrounded by concentric circular grooves—are found across northern Britain and are among the most enigmatic examples of prehistoric artistic expression. This site contributes to the wider corpus of Sutherland's Bronze Age cultural landscape and demonstrates the distribution of such ritual or symbolic marks across the far north of Scotland.
Lochan Hakel,cup & ring marked rock at S end of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1806. View the official record →
Lochan Hakel is a rock outcrop bearing cup and ring markings located at the southern end of Lochan Hakel in Sutherland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1806.
Lochan Hakel,cup & ring marked rock at S end 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 SM1806.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grianan,house,Lochan Hakel or Hacoin (0 km), Dun Mhaigh,broch,Kinloch (1.8 km), Kinloch Lodge, chambered cairn NNW of (2 km).
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